The Descendants
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2011
1h 55m
R
English
Comedy, Drama
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With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront a young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.
The Descendants
With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront a young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.
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7.2
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86
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Cast
Matt King
Alexandra King
Scottie King
Sid
Elizabeth King
Scottie's Teacher
School Counselor
Barb Higgins
Lani Higgins
Matt's Secretary Noe
Cousin Hugh
Elizabeth King
Cousin Ralph
Cousin Hal
Cousin Milo
Cousin Stan
Cousin Six
Cousin Wink
Cousin Connie
Cousin Dave
Dr. Johnston
Kai Mitchell
Mark Mitchell
Troy Cook
Dorm Supervisor
Directed By: Alexander Payne
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Jordyep
/10 4 months ago
Classic Oscar bait, it’s one of those typical dysfunctional family stories that doesn’t bring anything special to the table. The acting’s passable (Shailene Woodley isn’t the most convincing crier, Nick Krause makes his character way more annoying than he probably should be; Clooney isn’t More
Filipe Manuel Dias Neto
2 years ago
**An elegant and moving film about family, family values and how they change and adapt to new times.**
Overall, I liked this movie. Skillfully directed by Alexander Payne, the film tackles several issues around a Hawaiian family in apparent disintegration: while his wife is in a coma due to More
Overall, I liked this movie. Skillfully directed by Alexander Payne, the film tackles several issues around a Hawaiian family in apparent disintegration: while his wife is in a coma due to More
Unknownian
3 years ago
I really like this movie...
I've watched it many times and am always entertained. I like the Hawaii locations, the young Woodley, Clooney's clumsy but morally accommodating character, and the confrontations with
life's inevitable surprises. All the characters gel, and the
story moves forward More
I've watched it many times and am always entertained. I like the Hawaii locations, the young Woodley, Clooney's clumsy but morally accommodating character, and the confrontations with
life's inevitable surprises. All the characters gel, and the
story moves forward More
badelf
6 years ago
Sorry, but this movie was unwatchable for me. The premise is clever enough. The wife of a romantically unavailable husband has a fatal accident and he's forced to repair his relationship with his alienated daughters. It's good chick-flick material and no doubt, all the women scored it high and not o More
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