Magnolia
Drama, Romance
New Line Home Entertainment  (1999) 188 mins R

8.0 (99,706 votes) Top 250: #222
Magnolia is a mosaic of American life woven through a series of comic and poignant vignettes. Through a collusion of coincidence, chance, human action, shared media, past history and divine intervention, nine people will weave and warp through each other's lives on a day that builds to an unforgettable climax. Some will seek forgiveness, others escape. Some will mend frayed bonds, others will be exposed.

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Cast and Crew
William H. Macy  ......  Donnie Smith
Philip Seymour Hoffman  ......  Phil Parma
Melinda Dillon  ...... 
Ricky Jay  ...... 
Julianne Moore  ......  Linda Partridge
Melora Walters  ......  Claudia Wilson Gator
Director  .....  Paul Thomas Anderson
Producer  .....  JoAnne Sellar; Paul Thomas Anderson; Michael De Luca
Writer  .....  Paul Thomas Anderson
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: Two lights on the back of the ambulance are on and off in consecutive shots. (more)

Trivia:
The hardcore band “Cold War from Orange Country, California” quotes this movie several times throughout their CD "From Russia With Love" (more)

Filming Locations:
Big Bear Lake, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Narrator: In the New York Herald, November 26, year 1911, there is an account of the hanging of three men. They died for the murder of Sir Edmund William Godfrey; Husband, Father, Pharmacist and all around gentle-man resident of: Greenberry Hill, London. He was murdered by three vagrants whose motive was simple robbery...
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 35 nominations (more)