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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, grief & loss, and redemption play out through interwoven / hyperlink.

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

When

Premise & themes

Themes
Family & LoyaltyGrief & LossRedemption
Structure
Interwoven / Hyperlink
Tone
MelancholicHopeful

Shape

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