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📅 2011 ⏱ 1h 55min R Released FHD / 4K

The Descendants

"The South Pacific ain't that terrific."

ComedyDrama

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.

🎬 DirectorAlexander Payne
📅 Release2011-09-09
🌍 CountryUnited States of America
🗣 LanguageEnglish
🏢 StudioDune Entertainment, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Ad Hominem Enterprises
🗳 Votes2,993
🔥 Popularity2
💰 Budget$20,000,000
💵 Revenue$177,200,000
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🎭 Cast

George Clooney
George Clooney
Matt King
Shailene Woodley
Shailene Woodley
Alexandra King
Amara Miller
Amara Miller
Scottie King
Nick Krause
Nick Krause
Sid
Patricia Hastie
Patricia Hastie
Elizabeth King
Grace A. Cruz
Scottie's Teacher
Kim Gennaula
School Counselor
Karen Kuioka Hironaga
Barb Higgins
Carmen Kaichi
Lani Higgins
Kaui Hart Hemmings
Kaui Hart Hemmings
Matt's Secretary Noe
Beau Bridges
Beau Bridges
Cousin Hugh
Matt Corboy
Matt Corboy
Cousin Ralph
Matt Esecson
Cousin Hal
Michael Ontkean
Michael Ontkean
Cousin Milo
Stanton Johnston
Cousin Stan

🎥 Crew

DirectorAlexander Payne
ScreenplayAlexander Payne
ScreenplayJim Rash
ProducerJim Taylor
Director of PhotographyPhedon Papamichael
EditorKevin Tent
CastingJohn Jackson
NovelKaui Hart Hemmings
ProducerJim Burke
Production DesignJane Ann Stewart

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💬 Reviews

badelf⭐ 4/10

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 only because of George Clooney. I normally love his work, but this premise is so poorly executed in t…

Unknownian⭐ 9/10

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 with some sadness as well as some laughs. 8 out of 10 stars…

Filipe Manuel Neto⭐ 8/10

**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 an accident, and the doctors are deciding what to do, the protagonist has to take responsibility fo…

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