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Film · 0 connectionsMagnolia (1999)
- Drama
- 189 min
- 12 age guide
- ★ 7.7/10 from 4,150 ratings
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.
Directed byPaul Thomas Anderson
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