

Magnolia
77%
4,032 TMDB ratings
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
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.
Things fall down. People look up. And when it rains, it pours.
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Cast

Tom Cruise
Frank T.J. Mackey

Philip Baker Hall
Jimmy Gator

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Phil Parma

Julianne Moore
Linda Partridge

William H. Macy
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith

John C. Reilly
Officer Jim Kurring

Melora Walters
Claudia Wilson Gator

Jeremy Blackman
Stanley Spector

Jason Robards
Earl Partridge

Melinda Dillon
Rose Gator

Michael Bowen
Rick Spector

April Grace
Gwenovier

Ricky Jay
Burt Ramsey / Narrator
Emmanuel Johnson
Dixon

Pat Healy
Sir Edmund William Godfrey / Young Pharmacy Kid
Genevieve Zweig
Mrs. Godfrey
Mark Flanagan
Joseph Green

Neil Flynn
Stanley Berry

Rod McLachlan
Daniel Hill

Allan Graf
Firefighter

Patton Oswalt
Delmer Darion
Raymond 'Big Guy' Gonzales
Reno Security Guard

Brad Hunt
Craig Hansen

Jim Meskimen
Forensic Scientist

Chris O'Hara
Sydney Barringer

Clement Blake
Arthur Barringer
Frank Elmore
1958 Detective
John Kraft Seitz
1958 Policeman
Cory Buck
Young Boy
Tim Soronen
Infomercial Guy

Jim Ortlieb
Middle-Aged Guy

Thomas Jane
Young Jimmy Gator
Holly Houston
Jimmy's Showgirl
Benjamin Niedens
Little Donnie Smith

Veronica Hart
Dentist Nurse #1
Missy Spell Tanner
Dentist Nurse #2

James Kiriyama-Lem
Dr. Lee

Jake Cross
Pedestrian #1
Charlie Scott Jr.
Pedestrian #2
Juan Medrano
Nurse Juan

John Pritchett
Police Captain

Cleo King
Marcie

Don McManus
Dr. Landon

Michael Shamus Wiles
Captain Muffy

Jason Andrews
Doc

John S. Davies
Cameraman

Kevin Breznahan
Geoff, Seminar Guy

Miguel Pérez
Avi Solomon

Alfred Molina
Solomon Solomon
David Masuda
Coroner Man

Neil Pepe
Officer #1

Lionel Mark Smith
Detective

Annette Helde
Coroner Woman
Lynne Lerner
Librarian

Felicity Huffman
Cynthia

Scott Burkett
WDKK Page #1
Bob Brewer
Richard's Dad
Julie Brewer
Richard's Mom
Nancy Marston
Julia's Mom
Maurey Marston
Julia's Dad
Jamala Gaither
WDKK P.A.
Danny Wells
Dick Jennings
Amy Brown
WDKK Page #2

Eileen Ryan
Mary

Meagen Fay
Dr. Diane
Patricia Forte
Mim

Luis Guzmán
Luis
Patrick Warren
Todd Geronimo

Orlando Jones
Worm
Virginia Pereira
Pink Dot Girl (voice)
Craig Kvinsland
Brad the Bartender
Patricia Scanlon
Cocktail Waitress

Henry Gibson
Thurston Howell

Natalie Elizabeth Marston
Julia
Bobby Brewer
Richard

Clark Gregg
WDKK Floor Director
Art Frankel
Old Pharmacist

Matt Gerald
Officer #2
Guillermo Melgarejo
Pink Dot Guy

Paul F. Tompkins
Chad (Seduce & Destroy) (voice)

Mary Lynn Rajskub
Janet (Frank's Assistant) (voice)

Jim Beaver
Smiling Peanut Patron #1

Ezra Buzzington
Smiling Peanut Patron #2
Denise Woolfork
Smiling Peanut Patron #3

Michael Murphy
Alan Kligman, Esq.

Robert Downey Sr.
WDKK Show Director

William Mapother
WDKK Show Director's Assistant
Larry Ballard
WDKK Medic
Brett Higgins
Mackey Disciple Twin #1
Brian Higgins
Mackey Disciple Twin #2
Michael Lee Phillips Jr.
Mackey Disciple in Middle
Lillian Adams
Donnie's Old Neighbor
Steven Bush
Paramedic #1

Mike Massa
Paramedic #2

Dale Gibson
Paramedic #3

Scott Alan Smith
E.R. Doctor

Paul Thomas Anderson
Man Confiscating Sign (uncredited)

Miriam Margolyes
Faye Barringer (uncredited)
Bruno Angelico
Fireman #2 (uncredited)

Robert Bella
Detective #2 (uncredited)

Greg Bronson
Waiter (uncredited)
Douglas Busby
Extra (uncredited)
Marc Davies
Seminar Attendee #1 (uncredited)
Bruce Gregory
Randy (uncredited)

Phil Hawn
Bob (uncredited)

Spencer Kayden
Seminar Patron (uncredited)
Brian Kehew
Seminar Patron (uncredited)
Michael Laren
Officer Tom 1958 (uncredited)

Aimee Mann
Hot Date Infomercial (uncredited)

Tom Ohmer
Detective (uncredited)
Colleen Pelletier
Gameshow Audience Member (uncredited)
Herb Santos Jr.
21 Dealer (uncredited)
Tom Tangen
Drunken Dart Player (uncredited)
Crew

Paul Thomas Anderson
Director
Adam Druxman
First Assistant Director
Tina Stauffer
Second Assistant Director
Valeria Migliassi Collins
Script Supervisor
Jorge L. Baron
Second Second Assistant Director

Paul Thomas Anderson
Writer

Paul Thomas Anderson
Producer

Michael De Luca
Executive Producer

Lynn Harris
Executive Producer

JoAnne Sellar
Producer

Cassandra Kulukundis
Casting

Daniel Lupi
Co-Producer
Details
- Release date
- December 17, 1999
- Runtime
- 3h 9m
- Director
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Box office
- $48,451,803
- Rated
- R
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