Magnolia

1999 Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

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

An epic mosaic of many interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.

Jeremy Blackman Tom Cruise Philip Baker Hall Philip Seymour Hoffman William H. Macy Julianne Moore John C. Reilly Jason Robards Melora Walters Alfred Molina Michael Bowen Emmanuel Johnson Melinda Dillon Felicity Huffman April Grace Cleo King Orlando Jones Ricky Jay Patton Oswalt Neil Flynn Henry Gibson Miriam Margolyes Michael Murphy Genevieve Zweig Pat Healy Thomas Jane Luis Guzmán Clark Gregg Veronica Hart Show All…

Alternative Titles

心灵角落, mag-no'li-a, Magnólia, マグノリア, 매그놀리아, Магнолия

drama

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Review by Karsten Runquist ★★★★ 58

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Amazed I NEVER knew about the frog thing. Like that was never spoiled for me. That was an amazing twist. Can you even call it a twist? Is this how people felt when Darth Vader said that thing? That was such a 2020 thing to happen. I screamed "FROGS???" to an empty room.
Review by BRAT ★★★★½ 2

this is my favorite musical
Review by Evan ★★★★★ 9

Quite possibly the quickest 3 hours ever. An all around mesmerizing film from beginning till end. I am also truly shocked at how good John C. Reilly was.
THE SOUNDTRACK IS AMAZING!
Review by Craig Duffy ★★★★★ 4

Film students and critics love to make a big deal about the "showy" moments in this movie. They go on about the long takes, the prologue, the hidden 82s, the narration, the sing-a-long and the frogs. It's kind of hard not to. And with an epic run-time of 188 minutes, there is no shortage of "showy" acting as well. Not a single moment comes easy. People hurt and people get hurt. Every single character is an exposed raw nerve. So yeah, there is a lot to chew on in this film both emotionally and aesthetically. But I think what brings people back again and again is actually something rather simple. They just like the reassuring message that no matter how bad things get, the rain will eventually stop...when you wise up.
Review by maria ★★★★½ 16

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it's 🐸 raining 🐸 frogs, 🐸 hallelujah 🐸
Review by amaya ★★★★ 7

when tom cruise yelled RESPECT THE COCK!! i thought oh okay this is going to be fun and then i cried for 2 hours
Review by Simon Ramshaw ★★★★★ 47

"Sounds sad as a weeping willow." - Thurston Howell
You know that beautiful, wonderous feeling when a film comes along and absolutely knocks you for six? When a film comes along and puts you through the emotional wringer? When a film leaves you drained, yet strangely invigorated? Yeah, this is what Magnolia has done to me.
There is no plausible way to express how much emotion and atmosphere this film gives off. From the unorthodox beginning to the uplifting end, this is a masterpiece of the most visceral proportions. There were moments in this that hit so close to home it was scary. All of the illness themes were an absolute sucker-punch for me, and they'll no doubt stay with…
Review by Jim Cummings ★★★★★ 7

"All that bullshit is true, you know?"
"Yeah."
"Find a good one and hold on and all that."
"Yeah."
Review by ♱ighe ★★★★★ 24

"Flower Power"
A Big Titted Analysis
Everyone loved Paul Thomas Anderson’s melodramatic opera, “Magnolia”, back in 1999, except Kevin Smith (but fuck that guy because he hasn’t made a good film since “Dogma” as far as I know - I haven’t seen “Red State”, so maybe I shouldn’t say that but still fuck him because he has a different opinion than mine). Everyone who does enjoy 'Magnolia' has sited the acting, the music, and the Altmanesquenessness in it. Some of you may have some questions about the shower of frogs sequence, and possibly a few harsh feelings towards some of the characters. Here's what I think:
PART I
God’s A Rapper and He Doesn’t like Pedophiles.
Religion has historically been…
Review by rudi ✨ ★★★★½

when Tom Cruise said “Men are shit. Men are SHIT.” I felt that
Review by SilentDawn ★★★★½ 4

Part Nine of Preparing (As Much As Humanly Possible) For Inherent Vice
A messy, audacious, operatic, and deeply human study of forgiveness; a film made by a master filmmaker at his most vulnerable and tender. I've struggled with this film over the years, but I truly adore it now. Beautiful and passionate filmmaking at an unspeakably high level, Magnolia is an emotional rollercoaster.
Review by Logan Kenny ★★★★★ 9

decided to watch this for my birthday before heading off to my gran's for the big get together, already watched spring breakers and spent some time with my mum and dad but i chose this for the last movie to watch before i leave and see all my family and have a wonderful few hours, because this is a special movie. i've seen it more times than i even know anymore, i first watched it when i was around 9 or 10, and it's stuck with me throughout the years, it taught me a lot about humanity and how people work before and after i got diagnosed with asperger's at 11. it showed such empathy and compassion for its characters,…

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Review by Drew Dahle ★★★★★

The shortest 3+ hour movie of all time. It’s not going to stop, so just give up.
Review by Giannis ★★★★

Respect the 🐓
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Review by P_Talks05 ★★★★½

Surprisingly entertaining throughout for a 3 hour film.
Review by Madi Pawley ★★★★★

Tom Cruise yelling ”Men are shit” yes please give me more of that
Review by Antonio V. ★★★★

P.T.A. was tugging hard at the heart strings on this one, where he made a beautiful crescendo of emotions within his flawed and damaged cast of characters that was again another brilliant display of master craft filmmaking.
Review by gab ★★★★

AQUELA cena me pegou mto desprevenido. nao esperava. gostei
Review by Jake ★★★★½

I loved this so much. Re-watching Boogie Nights has left me wanting to finish off my PTA to-watch list and man was this something. I’ll admit, my attention wasn’t fully on the film the entire time but moments sucked me in and had my eyes glued to the screen many times. Definitely gonna watch again but wow, what a film.
Review by Kendall ★★★★★

Exactly the masterpiece that everyone heralds it to be. PTA's magnum opus.
Review by Zayne ★★★★★

Watching Jason Robards, on what may as well have been his actual death bed, say “I don’t want to do this” and any hope of my not being a puddle of tears and emotions is GONE.
Magnolia is what I think of when I think about late 90s cinema. It’s forever *my* Paul Thomas Anderson movie.
Tonight, I am appreciating how, back in ‘99, this epic about fathers and sons was something I was able to talk my dad into going to see with me for what was probably my third time catching this in theaters. Jason Robards being in it was an easy sell for him, and he was curious about all the hype it was getting, but sitting…