With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront a young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.
Directed by Alexander Payne
daughter
infidelity
hawaii
father-in-law
beach house
boating accident
estate
dying mother
teenage daughter
trustee
trust fund
wild girl
wild child
realtor
thoughtful
Rank
#55 in 2011·#2743 overall
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Cast
George Clooney
Matt King
Shailene Woodley
Alexandra King
Amara Miller
Scottie King
Nick Krause
Sid
Patricia Hastie
Elizabeth King
Kaui Hart Hemmings
Matt's Secretary Noe
Beau Bridges
Cousin Hugh
Matt Corboy
Cousin Ralph
Michael Ontkean
Cousin Milo
Tom McTigue
Cousin Dave
Milt Kogan
Dr. Johnston
Mary Birdsong
Kai Mitchell
Crew
Alexander Payne
Director
Alexander Payne
Screenplay
Jim Rash
Screenplay
Nat Faxon
Screenplay
Kevin Tent
Editor
Phedon Papamichael
Director of Photography
Jim Taylor
Producer
Jim Burke
Producer
Alexander Payne
Producer
Kaui Hart Hemmings
Novel
Wendy Chuck
Costume Design
Richard L. Fox
First Assistant Director
Popular Reviews
650 reviews
Adrian LopezPRO
8.5★ · 12/16/25
For all the heavy drama that’s going on in this movie, there’s a pleasantness to it. This must be how tragedy feels like in Hawaii. Just a well acted movie that was funny when it needed to be. It’s a nice watch.
For all the heavy drama that’s going on in this movie, there’s a pleasantness to it. This must be how tragedy feels like in Hawaii. Just a well acted movie that was funny when it needed to be. It’s a nice watch.
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Hugh Gorman
7.0★ · 07/11/26
Very surprising. Sets up a lot of cliches but thankfully doesn’t do that many, turns into a very good movie.
Very surprising. Sets up a lot of cliches but thankfully doesn’t do that many, turns into a very good movie.
GD
7.0★ · 05/28/26
You could make 12 pizzas with the amount of sauce that George Clooney has
You could make 12 pizzas with the amount of sauce that George Clooney has
Kiara
6.0★ · 04/19/26
I kinda wanted the mom to wake up so she could get a slap and a half from her daughter
I kinda wanted the mom to wake up so she could get a slap and a half from her daughter
Shareen Shalika
10.0★ · 03/29/26
It doesn’t scream for your attention it just sits with you and somehow that makes it hit even harder. Well maybe it’s because i saw parts of myself in it
It doesn’t scream for your attention it just sits with you and somehow that makes it hit even harder. Well maybe it’s because i saw parts of myself in it
