Magnolia (1999)

What is Magnolia about?

“Things fall down. People look up. And when it rains, it pours.”

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.

Director

Paul Thomas Anderson

Starring

Tom Cruise, Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, William H. Macy, John C. Reilly

Magnolia trailer

Is Magnolia on Netflix, HBO Max, Prime Video, Disney+ or Hulu?

• NetflixNot right now
• HBO MaxYes, streaming
• Prime VideoNot right now
• Disney+Not right now
• HuluNot right now

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