The Descendants (2011)
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 the young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.
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The Descendants (2011)
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Released Year: 2011
Runtime: 115 minutes
Directors: Alexander Payne
Casts: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause, Robert Forster, Judy Greer, Beau Bridges, Matthew Lillard, Rob Huebel, Mary Birdsong, Matt Corboy, Michael Ontkean, Patricia Hastie, Kim Gennaula, Grace A. Cruz, Karen Kuioka Hironaga, Carmen Kaichi
IMDB: The Descendants (2011)
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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 the young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.
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Boxoffice Magazine -
The Descendants is that rare bird, moving, enlightening, funny and unapologetically human. It's one of the year's best pictures, one to savor and think about.
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The Hollywood Reporter -
After a five-year wait since "Sideways," Alexander Payne has made his best film yet with The Descendants. Ostensibly a study of loss and coping with a tragic situation, this wonderfully nuanced look at a father and two daughters dealing with the imminent death of his wife and their mother turns the miraculous trick of possibly being even funnier than it is moving.
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto) -
Heartwarming, tragic and, at times, hilariously funny drama.
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IndieWire -
The Descendants constantly hovers on the brink of a dark comedy. But it never takes the big plug. By treading carefully, Payne has created his warmest, most earnest work, if not his best.
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Variety -
Nearly every detail sources directly back to Kaui Hart Hemmings' sensitively crafted novel, and yet, Payne's triumph is in striking the right tone -- and knowing what to leave unsaid.
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