Magnolia

Magnolia

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

R 1999 · 189 min · ★ 7.7 (4K) · Drama

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.

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · Written by Paul Thomas Anderson

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