The Descendants (2011)
Directed by Alexander Payne · 115 min · Comedy, Drama
74.1 TOPICAL score · #581 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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 (2011, directed by Alexander Payne) has a TOPICAL score of 74.1 - ranked 581 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 3 awards from 7 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. Critics: 88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 84. Audiences: TMDB 6.8/10 (3,174 ratings) · IMDb 7.3/10. Wikipedia covers it in 53 languages.
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- Critics88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 84
- AudienceTMDB 6.8/10 (3,174 ratings) · IMDb 7.3/10
- Awards3 wins, 7 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films; Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 53 languages
- Still read120,964 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: George Clooney (actor #57), Shailene Woodley (actor #798), Amara Miller, Nick Krause
“On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 84 out of 100, based on 43 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10