Magnolia
3646 reviews
Drama
3h 9m
1999
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,...
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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.
- DirectorPaul Thomas Anderson
- Release17 December 1999
- GenreDrama
- Duration3h 9m
- Budget$37,000,000
- Revenue$48,500,000
- Rate3646 reviews
- Productions
New Line Cinema, Ghoulardi Film Company
Cast

Tom Cruise
Frank T.J. Mackey

Philip Baker Hall
Jimmy Gator

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Phil Parma

Julianne Moore
Linda Partridge

William H. Macy
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith

John C. Reilly
Officer Jim Kurring

Melora Walters
Claudia Wilson Gator

Jeremy Blackman
Stanley Spector

Jason Robards
Earl Partridge

Melinda Dillon
Rose Gator

Michael Bowen
Rick Spector

April Grace
Gwenovier

Ricky Jay
Burt Ramsey / Narrator

Pat Healy
Sir Edmund William Godfrey / Young Pharmacy Kid

Neil Flynn
Stanley Berry

Rod McLachlan
Daniel Hill

Allan Graf
Firefighter

Patton Oswalt
Delmer Darion

Brad Hunt
Craig Hansen

Jim Meskimen
Forensic Scientist

Chris O'Hara
Sydney Barringer

Clement Blake
Arthur Barringer

Jim Ortlieb
Middle-Aged Guy

Thomas Jane
Young Jimmy Gator

Veronica Hart
Dentist Nurse #1

James Kiriyama-Lem
Dr. Lee

Cleo King
Marcie

Don McManus
Dr. Landon

Michael Shamus Wiles
Captain Muffy

John S. Davies
Cameraman

Kevin Breznahan
Geoff, Seminar Guy

Miguel Pérez
Avi Solomon

Alfred Molina
Solomon Solomon

Neil Pepe
Officer #1

Lionel Mark Smith
Detective

Annette Helde
Coroner Woman

Felicity Huffman
Cynthia

Scott Burkett
WDKK Page #1

Danny Wells
Dick Jennings

Eileen Ryan
Mary

Meagen Fay
Dr. Diane

Luis Guzmán
Luis

Orlando Jones
Worm

Henry Gibson
Thurston Howell

Natalie Elizabeth Marston
Julia

Clark Gregg
WDKK Floor Director

Matt Gerald
Officer #2

Paul F. Tompkins
Chad (Seduce & Destroy) (voice)

Mary Lynn Rajskub
Janet (Frank's Assistant) (voice)

Jim Beaver
Smiling Peanut Patron #1

Ezra Buzzington
Smiling Peanut Patron #2

Michael Murphy
Alan Kligman, Esq.

Robert Downey Sr.
WDKK Show Director

William Mapother
WDKK Show Director's Assistant

Lillian Adams
Donnie's Old Neighbor

Dale Gibson
Paramedic #3

Scott Alan Smith
E.R. Doctor

Paul Thomas Anderson
Man Confiscating Sign (uncredited)

Miriam Margolyes
Faye Barringer (uncredited)

Robert Bella
Detective #2 (uncredited)

Greg Bronson
Waiter (uncredited)

Phil Hawn
Bob (uncredited)

Spencer Kayden
Seminar Patron (uncredited)

Aimee Mann
Hot Date Infomercial (uncredited)

Tom Ohmer
Detective (uncredited)
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