Magnolia
8.0
“Things fall down. People look up. And when it rains, it pours.”
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.
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Cast
113 people
Tom Cruise
Frank T.J. Mackey
Known for
Edge of Tomorrow
Oblivion
Philip Baker Hall
Jimmy Gator
Known for
Bruce Almighty
Rush Hour
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Phil Parma
Known for
Mission: Impossible III
Moneyball
Julianne Moore
Linda Partridge
Known for
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Big Lebowski
William H. Macy
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith
Known for
Shameless
Fargo
John C. Reilly
Officer Jim Kurring
Known for
Wreck-It Ralph
The Sisters Brothers
Melora Walters
Claudia Wilson Gator
Known for
The Butterfly Effect
Venom
Jeremy Blackman
Stanley Spector
Also in
0s & 1s
Crown Heights
Jason Robards
Earl Partridge
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
Philadelphia
Melinda Dillon
Rose Gator
Known for
A Christmas Story
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Michael Bowen
Rick Spector
Known for
Breaking Bad
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
April Grace
Gwenovier
Known for
The Lost Room
I Am Legend
Paul Thomas Anderson Director · Jon Brion Composer Robert Elswit Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $48M · Budget $37M · United States release December 17, 1999
Box office
Budget
$37,000,000
Worldwide gross
$48,451,803
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
New Line Cinema
Production · Studio
Ghoulardi Film Company
Production
The Magnolia Project
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
United States · December 8, 1999
Premiere · Westwood, California
United States · December 17, 1999
Limited theatrical
United States · July 25, 2000
Physical · VHS
United States
January 7, 2000 · Theatrical
August 29, 2000 · Physical · New Line Platinum Series DVD
January 19, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
Australia
March 9, 2000 · Theatrical
Belgium
December 17, 1999 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 20, 2000 · Theatrical
Canada
December 10, 1999 · Premiere · Toronto, Ontario
December 25, 1999 · Theatrical
China
April 17, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · Yangtze River Delta International Youth Film Festival
Czechia
September 28, 2000 · Theatrical
Estonia
June 9, 2000 · Theatrical
Finland
March 24, 2000 · Theatrical
France
March 1, 2000 · Theatrical · Visa CNC 99198
March 13, 2002 · TV · Canal +
March 10, 2005 · TV · France 3
Germany
February 14, 2000 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
April 13, 2000 · Theatrical
Greece
March 3, 2000 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 27, 2000 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 24, 2000 · Theatrical
Italy
March 17, 2000 · Theatrical
Japan
February 26, 2000 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 17, 1999 · Limited theatrical
Netherlands
March 23, 2000 · Theatrical
April 6, 2002 · TV · Nederland 3
January 13, 2005 · Physical · DVD
June 29, 2015 · Physical · Blu ray
Portugal
April 21, 2000 · Theatrical
Russia
April 21, 2000 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 15, 2000 · Theatrical
Spain
March 3, 2000 · Theatrical · ICAA 116399
Sweden
March 24, 2000 · Theatrical
Switzerland
April 13, 2000 · Theatrical
Taiwan
March 11, 2000 · Theatrical
Thailand
March 24, 2000 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 17, 2000 · Theatrical
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