An epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.An epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.An epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 28 wins & 59 nominations total
Mark Flanagan
- Joseph Green
- (as Mark Flannagan)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Paul Thomas Anderson approached George C. Scott about playing the role of Earl Partridge, Scott threw the script across the room, saying "This is the worst fucking thing I've ever read. The language is terrible."
- GoofsIn the "Wise Up" sequence, Claudia is dressed for her date, she's wearing black and her hair is up. When she opens the door to Jim, she's wearing red, her hair is down. On the way to the car, she is again wearing black etc, and at the restaurant she is back wearing red.
- Quotes
Jimmy Gator: The book says, "We might be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us."
- Crazy creditsUnderneath the title at the end a line reads "for fa and ea". fa is Fiona Apple (Paul Thomas Anderson's girlfriend) ea is Ernie Anderson (Paul Thomas Anderson's father)
- Alternate versionsThe supplemental material disc of the R1 special edition DVD of Magnolia has about 8 minutes of hidden outtake footage. To access it, you need to select the 'Color Bars' option and wait about twenty seconds.
Featured review
Where were the Oscars?
I sat through Magnolia on Saturday on BBC2. I saw the movie a few times when it came out but I hadn't seen it for a while and like a fine wine it has most definitely matured with age. I suppose that has something to do with the dearth of 'great' movies around today - Chicago anyone? Beautiful Mind? Do me a favour.
I'm a big Altman fan. I love Short Cuts, The Player, Nashville, A Wedding;these multi stranded movies with ensemble casts, i eat em up. But what Magnolia has in spades that Altman doesn't have is heart. Magnolia's Collective heart is bursting to get out it's rib-cage.
And yes, the actors do get the chance to flex their muscles. H Macy, Seymour Hoffman, Baker Hall, C Reilly, Moore, Cruise and oh yea, don't forget the legend that is Robards giving a masterclass, like it was nothing to him. I sat watching and listening to his monologues, looking at his hand reaching in vein for the pen, his eyes searching inside for the words and I'm thinking, no one could script this. The way he delivers his lines, stuttering, slurring, forgetting, yet he never once drops a word, you catch every single word. Awesome.
Ensemble acting like that you never see...never...it's the best collection of performances in a single movie I have ever seen bar none.
Every performance is laden with heart and soul and humanity. They are all on the money, pitched to perfection, subtle and nuanced - even Julianne Moore's wild, melodramatic turn has many levels and layers to it.
Anyway...by the time the frame freezes on that beautiful final smile, and i am exhausted, spent, in need of something, a drink a cigarette I dunno...one question...where the hell were the Oscars?
11/10
I'm a big Altman fan. I love Short Cuts, The Player, Nashville, A Wedding;these multi stranded movies with ensemble casts, i eat em up. But what Magnolia has in spades that Altman doesn't have is heart. Magnolia's Collective heart is bursting to get out it's rib-cage.
And yes, the actors do get the chance to flex their muscles. H Macy, Seymour Hoffman, Baker Hall, C Reilly, Moore, Cruise and oh yea, don't forget the legend that is Robards giving a masterclass, like it was nothing to him. I sat watching and listening to his monologues, looking at his hand reaching in vein for the pen, his eyes searching inside for the words and I'm thinking, no one could script this. The way he delivers his lines, stuttering, slurring, forgetting, yet he never once drops a word, you catch every single word. Awesome.
Ensemble acting like that you never see...never...it's the best collection of performances in a single movie I have ever seen bar none.
Every performance is laden with heart and soul and humanity. They are all on the money, pitched to perfection, subtle and nuanced - even Julianne Moore's wild, melodramatic turn has many levels and layers to it.
Anyway...by the time the frame freezes on that beautiful final smile, and i am exhausted, spent, in need of something, a drink a cigarette I dunno...one question...where the hell were the Oscars?
11/10
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- mj_taylor108
- Mar 31, 2003
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Mag·no'li·a
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $37,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $22,455,976
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $193,604
- Dec 19, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $48,451,803
- Runtime3 hours 8 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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