On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
dying and death
daughter
farewell
regret
unsociability
chance
becoming an adult
parent child relationship
suicide attempt
loss of loved one
child prodigy
reconciliation
san fernando valley
multiple storylines
frog
bewildered
Rank
#1 in 1999·#188 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
4.2 / 5
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Cast
Tom Cruise
Frank T.J. Mackey
Philip Baker Hall
Jimmy Gator
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Phil Parma
Julianne Moore
Linda Partridge
William H. Macy
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith
John C. Reilly
Officer Jim Kurring
Melora Walters
Claudia Wilson Gator
Jeremy Blackman
Stanley Spector
Jason Robards
Earl Partridge
Melinda Dillon
Rose Gator
Michael Bowen
Rick Spector
April Grace
Gwenovier
Crew
Paul Thomas Anderson
Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Writer
Jon Brion
Original Music Composer
Dylan Tichenor
Editor
Robert Elswit
Director of Photography
Michael De Luca
Executive Producer
Paul Thomas Anderson
Producer
JoAnne Sellar
Producer
Lynn Harris
Executive Producer
Daniel Lupi
Co-Producer
Richard King
Sound Designer
Lois Burwell
Makeup Artist
Popular Reviews
3489 reviews
Jack DermerPRO
9.9★ · 10/28/24
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sarra ochiPRO
9.0★ · 10/28/25
Magnolia is one of those quiet masterpieces people rarely talk about , but should.
Magnolia is one of those quiet masterpieces people rarely talk about , but should.
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Jules
8.0★ · 03/15/25
Truly some heart wrenching stuff. It starts off with this grand storytelling style which is totally what you'd expect beforehand, but then it slowly gets closer and slower and more emotional and before you know it you've been completely torn apart. But in a beautiful way.
Truly some heart wrenching stuff. It starts off with this grand storytelling style which is totally what you'd expect beforehand, but then it slowly gets closer and slower and more emotional and before you know it you've been completely torn apart. But in a beautiful way.
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Blake
9.0★ · 04/28/26
“ I really do have love to give.” “I just don’t know how where it put it”
excuse me while i think about that film everyday for the rest of my life
“ I really do have love to give.” “I just don’t know how where it put it”
excuse me while i think about that film everyday for the rest of my life
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Amman
7.0★ · 04/07/26
What a crazy cast. All these established actors agreeing to a 29 year old PTA is just a testament to his talent.
What a crazy cast. All these established actors agreeing to a 29 year old PTA is just a testament to his talent.
