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The Descendants

Movie
2011
1h 55m
R
English
Comedy, Drama
User Score: 
7.2
Critic Score: 
86
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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 Poster

The Descendants

R
Movie
2011
1h 55m
English
Comedy, Drama
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.
Rating
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The Descendants (2011) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
86

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Shailene Woodley
Alexandra King
Beau Bridges
Cousin Hugh
Amara Miller
Scottie King
Patricia Hastie
Elizabeth King
Mary Birdsong
Kai Mitchell
Patricia Hastie
Elizabeth King
Matt Corboy
Cousin Ralph
Grace A Cruz
Scottie's Teacher
Kim Gennaula
School Counselor
Carmen Kaichi
Lani Higgins
Kaui Hart Hemmings
Matt's Secretary Noe
Matt Esecson
Cousin Hal
Michael Ontkean
Cousin Milo
Stanton Johnston
Cousin Stan
Jon McManus
Cousin Six
Rob Huebel
Mark Mitchell
Hugh Foster
Cousin Wink
Tiare R Finney
Cousin Connie
Tom McTigue
Cousin Dave
Milt Kogan
Dr. Johnston
Robert Forster
Scott Thorson
Directed By: Alexander Payne
Written By: Jim Rash (Screenplay), Alexander Payne (Screenplay), + 2 more

Featured Comments/Tips

Idek says...
8 years ago
Nothing special except the land owning on Hawaii plot... ;>
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Horror future #7 says...
4 years ago
Pointless movie without good cinematography or any special atmosphere.Some dialogues are completely off and i was waiting something totally different.I think it's almost a waste of time if it wasn't for shailene whose perfomance was wow i could rate it lower.
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ArielRodriguez says...
3 months ago
Very good movie but it is really held by the amazing script, the fact that "serious" comedy is involved in a drama is fantastic. Clooney's acting is so consistent throughout the movie that is award-winning deserved.
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JustFrank says...
a month ago
Kissing the other wife like that was crazy. I thought this was gonna be a lot sadder but if anything I felt sorry for George Clooney’s character. If any woman cheats on you with Matthew Lillard and you look like George Clooney I'm pulling the plug ASAP no hesitation.
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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
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Unknownian
2 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
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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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