MAGNOLIA

Year: 1999
USA: New Line Cinema
UK: Entertainment Film Distributors
Cast: Jeremy Blackman, Tom Cruise, Genevieve Zweig, Melinda Dillon, Mark Flannagan, April Grace, Neil Flynn, Rod McLachlan, Luis Guzman, Allan Graf, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ricky Jay, Raymond 'Big Guy' Gonzales, Brad Hunt, William H Macy, Jim Meskimen, Chris O'Hara, Alfred Molina, Julianne Moore, Clement Blake, John C Reilly, Frank Elmore, John Kraft Seitz, Jason Robards, Melora Walters, Thomas Jane, Veronica Hart, Felicity Huffman, Nancy Marston, Bob Brewer, Orlando Jones, Patricia Scanlon, Phil Hawn, Michael Murphy, Ezra Buzzington, William R Mapother, Jim Beaver, Michael Bowen, Henry Gibson, Philip Baker Hall, Emmanuel Johnson
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Country: USA
USA: 179 mins
UK: 188 mins
USA Rated: R for strong language, drug use, sexuality and some violence
UK Certificate: 18 for strong scenes of sex and drug use and frequent strong language
USA Release Date: 17 December 1999 (Limited Release)
UK Release Date: 17 March 2000

Synopsis

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.

Through a collusion of coincidence, chance, human action, shred media, past history and divine intervention they will weave and warp through each other's lives on a day that builds to an unforgettable climax. Some will seek forgiveness, others escape. Some will mend frayed bonds, others will be exposed.

MAGNOLIA is a mosaic of American life woven through a series of comic and poignant vignettes. It is a portrait of a lonely city sometimes called up short on love. It is a personal exploration of the hidden elements of crisis. It is a story about putting things right again.