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The Descendants (2011)

115 minutes EN Comedy , Drama

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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George Clooney

Matt King

Shailene Woodley

Alexandra King

Amara Miller

Scottie King

Nick Krause

Sid

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

Matt's Secretary Noe

Beau Bridges

Cousin Hugh

Matt Corboy

Cousin Ralph

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Phedon Papamichael

Director of Photography

Kevin Tent

Editor

Jane Ann Stewart

Production Design

Jeff Peterson

Original Music Composer

T.K. Kirkpatrick

Art Direction

Alexander Payne

Producer

Jim Burke

Producer

Jim Taylor

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The most positive review

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

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The most negative review

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 this film that even he can't find a solid stage on which to base his acting. There are too many good movies out there to waste time watching this one.

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Official website: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/thedescendants/

Production companies: Dune Entertainment, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Ad Hominem Enterprises

Production countries: United States of America

Budget: $20,000,000

Revenue: $177,200,000

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