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1999 · 189 min · R

Magnolia

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · Drama

Magnolia (1999) is a Drama film, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson set in Los Angeles during the 1990s. It runs 189 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of family & loyalty, guilt & shame, and fate & destiny play out through interwoven / hyperlink and multiple perspectives.

Composer
Jon Brion
Cinematography
Robert Elswit
Cast
Tom CruisePhilip Baker HallPhilip Seymour HoffmanJulianne MooreWilliam H. MacyJohn C. ReillyMelora WaltersJeremy Blackman

The world of this film

Setting

Setting
When

Premise & themes

Tone
MelancholicSurreal DreamlikeTense

Shape

Protagonist
Ensemble
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Talky Dialogue Driven
Based on
Pure Fiction
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