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Magnolia (1999)

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · 189 min · Drama

83.2 TOPICAL score · #265 of 6,776 films

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On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.

Magnolia (1999, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson) has a TOPICAL score of 83.2 - ranked 265 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and audience, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 3 awards from 5 nominations, including the Golden Bear. Critics: 82% on Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic 78. Audiences: TMDB 7.7/10 (4,191 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 51 languages.

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Critics69
Audience92
Awards92
Historical impact82
Lasting engagement91
Cast97
Legacy & cult status21

Starring: Tom Cruise (actor #130), Philip Baker Hall (actor #851), Philip Seymour Hoffman (actor #20), Julianne Moore (actor #81)

“In 2008, it was named the 89th greatest movie of all time by Empire magazine in its issue of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time.”

Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10

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