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The Descendants
The Descendants

The Descendants

2011 115 min ★ 6.8 Comedy, Drama

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

George Clooney

George Clooney

Matt King

Shailene Woodley

Shailene Woodley

Alexandra King

Amara Miller

Amara Miller

Scottie King

Nick Krause

Nick Krause

Sid

Patricia Hastie

Patricia Hastie

Elizabeth King

Grace A. Cruz

Scottie's Teacher

Kim Gennaula

School Counselor

Karen Kuioka Hironaga

Barb Higgins

Carmen Kaichi

Lani Higgins

Kaui Hart Hemmings

Kaui Hart Hemmings

Matt's Secretary Noe

Details

Director

Alexander Payne

Screenplay

Alexander Payne

Tagline

"The South Pacific ain't that terrific."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$20,000,000

Revenue

$177,200,000

Production

Dune Entertainment, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Ad Hominem Enterprises

Reviews

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badelf

September 7, 2012

★ 4/10

Sorry, but this movie was unwatchable for me. The premise is clever enough. The wife of a romantically unavailable husband has a fatal accident and he's forced to repair his relationship with his alienated daughters. It's good chick-flick material and no doubt, all the women scored it high and not only because of George Clooney. I normally love his work, but this premise is so poorly executed in t...

U

Unknownian

February 2, 2022

★ 9/10

I really like this movie... I've watched it many times and am always entertained. I like the Hawaii locations, the young Woodley, Clooney's clumsy but morally accommodating character, and the confrontations with life's inevitable surprises. All the characters gel, and the story moves forward with some sadness as well as some laughs. 8 out of 10 stars

F

Filipe Manuel Neto

August 16, 2022

★ 8/10

**An elegant and moving film about family, family values ​​and how they change and adapt to new times.** Overall, I liked this movie. Skillfully directed by Alexander Payne, the film tackles several issues around a Hawaiian family in apparent disintegration: while his wife is in a coma due to an accident, and the doctors are deciding what to do, the protagonist has to take responsibility for th...

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