The Descendants
“The South Pacific ain't that terrific.”
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.
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Cast
48 people
George Clooney
Matt King
Known for
Ocean's Eleven
Gravity
Shailene Woodley
Alexandra King
Known for
Divergent
The Fault in Our Stars
Amara Miller
Scottie King
Known for
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
Nick Krause
Sid
Known for
2149: The Aftermath
Class Rank
Patricia Hastie
Elizabeth King
Also in
Lost
Grace A. Cruz
Scottie's Teacher
No other roles listed
Kim Gennaula
School Counselor
Also in
Hawaii Five-0
Karen Kuioka Hironaga
Barb Higgins
No other roles listed
Carmen Kaichi
Lani Higgins
No other roles listed
Kaui Hart Hemmings
Matt's Secretary Noe
No other roles listed
Beau Bridges
Cousin Hugh
Known for
Messiah
Max Payne
Matt Corboy
Cousin Ralph
Known for
The Shield
Circle
Alexander Payne Director · Nat Faxon Screenplay Jim Rash Screenplay
Worldwide gross $177M · Budget $20M · United States release November 18, 2011
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$177,200,000
Gross vs. budget
8.9×
Production
Dune Entertainment
Production
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Production
Ad Hominem Enterprises
Production
Fox 2000 Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 2, 2011
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · November 18, 2011
Limited theatrical
United States
December 9, 2011 · Theatrical
Argentina
February 2, 2012 · Theatrical
Australia
January 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Austria
January 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 22, 2011 · Premiere · Gent International Film Festival
February 8, 2012 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 27, 2012 · Theatrical · Fox Film
Bulgaria
March 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Canada
September 9, 2011 · Theatrical
Chile
January 26, 2012 · Theatrical
China
April 23, 2012 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Colombia
February 3, 2012 · Theatrical
Croatia
February 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 16, 2012 · Theatrical
Estonia
February 10, 2012 · Theatrical
Finland
February 3, 2012 · Theatrical
France
January 25, 2012 · Theatrical
May 30, 2012 · Digital · VOD
May 30, 2012 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
September 17, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
March 18, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
January 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Greece
November 4, 2011 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
January 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
January 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 16, 2012 · Theatrical
Iceland
January 20, 2012 · Theatrical
India
January 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Israel
January 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Italy
December 2, 2011 · Premiere · Torino Film Festival
February 17, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
May 18, 2012 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
January 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Kuwait
January 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Latvia
February 24, 2012 · Theatrical
Lebanon
February 16, 2012 · Theatrical
Lithuania
February 24, 2012 · Theatrical
Malaysia
February 16, 2012 · Theatrical
Malta
January 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 3, 2012 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 2, 2012 · Theatrical
New Zealand
January 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Norway
January 21, 2012 · Premiere · Tromsø International Film Festival
January 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Paraguay
February 17, 2012 · Theatrical
Peru
February 2, 2012 · Theatrical
Philippines
February 15, 2012 · Theatrical
Poland
February 17, 2012 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Romania
February 3, 2012 · Theatrical
Russia
January 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Serbia
February 29, 2012 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
March 8, 2012 · Theatrical
Singapore
January 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Slovakia
January 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Slovenia
February 23, 2012 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 16, 2012 · Theatrical
Spain
March 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 26, 2012 · Premiere · Göteborg International Film Festival
January 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 25, 2012 · Theatrical · French
January 26, 2012 · Theatrical · German
February 17, 2012 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
February 17, 2012 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 24, 2012 · Theatrical
Ukraine
February 2, 2012 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
December 10, 2011 · Theatrical · Dubai International Film Festival
United Kingdom
January 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Uruguay
January 13, 2012 · Limited theatrical
Vietnam
April 13, 2012 · Theatrical
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