'Magnolia' follows 24 hours in which two dying men attempt to be re-united with their estranged, pathetic, children. The film develops the inter-relation of characters and through a series of events it depicts the loneliness of some lives, the need for putting things right, and what an exploitative and shallow city LA can be.
Directed by
Paul Thomas Anderson
Written by
Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring
Julianne Moore (Linda Partridge); William H. Macy (Donnie Smith); John C. Reilly (Jim Kurring); Tom Cruise (Frank T.J. Mackey); Philip Baker Hall (Jimmy Gator); Philip Seymour Hoffman (Phil Parma); Jason Robards (Earl Partridge); Alfred Molina (Solomon Solomon); Melora Walters (Claudia Wilson Gator); Michael Bowen (Rick Spector); Ricky Jay (Burt Ramsey / Narrator); Jeremy Blackman (Stanley Spector); Melinda Dillon (Rose Gator); April Grace (Gwenovier); Luis Guzmán (Luis (as Luis Guzman)). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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