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Magnolia (film)

Magnolia
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Produced by JoAnne Sellar
Paul Thomas Anderson
Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring Jeremy Blackman
Tom Cruise
Melinda Dillon
Philip Baker Hall
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Ricky Jay
William H. Macy
Alfred Molina
Julianne Moore
John C. Reilly
Jason Robards
Melora Walters
Music by Jon Brion
Cinematography Robert Elswit
Edited by Dylan Tichenor
Production
company
Ghoulardi Film Company
JoAnne Sellar Productions
Distributed by New Line Cinema
Release date
  • December 17, 1999 (1999-12-17)
Running time
188 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $37 million
Box office $48.5 million

Magnolia is a 1999 American ensemble drama film written, co-produced and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The film stars Jeremy Blackman, Tom Cruise, Melinda Dillon, Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ricky Jay, William H. Macy, Alfred Molina, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, Jason Robards and Melora Walters, and is a mosaic of interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.

Magnolia received positive reviews, with critics praising its acting, direction, storytelling, ambition, and its soundtrack, largely consisting of Aimee Mann songs; however, some deemed it overlong and melodramatic. Of the ensemble cast, Tom Cruise was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 72nd Academy Awards, and won the award in that category at the Golden Globes of 2000. The film also won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. It was Robards' final feature film. Following the film's release, Anderson said: "I really feel... That Magnolia is, for better or worse, the best movie I'll ever make."


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