Magnolia (1999)

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Things fall down. People look up. And when it rains, it pours.

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.

• Released: 1999-12-17
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 3h 9m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.7/10 from 4,164 votes

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.

Top cast

• Tom Cruise as Frank T.J. Mackey
• Philip Baker Hall as Jimmy Gator
• Philip Seymour Hoffman as Phil Parma
• Julianne Moore as Linda Partridge
• William H. Macy as Quiz Kid Donnie Smith
• John C. Reilly as Officer Jim Kurring
• Melora Walters as Claudia Wilson Gator
• Jeremy Blackman as Stanley Spector
• Jason Robards as Earl Partridge
• Melinda Dillon as Rose Gator

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Magnolia

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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