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The Descendants

6.8

Released September 09, 2011Runtime 1h 55min

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Dune Entertainment

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Ad Hominem Enterprises

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $20,000,000
Revenue: $177,200,000
Profit/Loss: $157,200,000

Stream

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Cast

George ClooneyMatt King

Shailene WoodleyAlexandra King

Amara MillerScottie King

Nick KrauseSid

Patricia HastieElizabeth King

Grace A. CruzScottie's Teacher

Kim GennaulaSchool Counselor

Karen Kuioka HironagaBarb Higgins

Carmen KaichiLani Higgins

Kaui Hart HemmingsMatt's Secretary Noe

Beau BridgesCousin Hugh

Matt CorboyCousin Ralph

Matt EsecsonCousin Hal

Michael OntkeanCousin Milo

Stanton JohnstonCousin Stan

Jon McManusCousin Six

Hugh FosterCousin Wink

Tiare R. FinneyCousin Connie

Tom McTigueCousin Dave

Milt KoganDr. Johnston

Mary BirdsongKai Mitchell

Rob HuebelMark Mitchell

Laird HamiltonTroy Cook

Aileen "Boo" ArnoldDorm Supervisor

Esther KangAlex's Roommate

Melissa KimAlex's Drunken Friend

Robert ForsterScott Thorson

Barbara L. SouthernAlice "Tutu" Thorson

Celia KenneyReina

Matt ReeseBuzz

Zoel TurnbullHotel Clerk

Matthew LillardBrian Speer

Judy GreerJulie Speer

Linda Rose HermanGrief Counselor

Scott Michael MorganBarry Thorson

Darryl K. GonzalesTahiti Nui Singer (Kanak Attack)

Koko KanealiiTahiti Nui Singer (Kanak Attack)

Romey "Keola" YokotakeTahiti Nui Singer (Kanak Attack)

Fileena BahrisPassenger (uncredited)

Dennis FaltAirplane Passenger (uncredited)

Sisa GreyNurse (uncredited)

Tom HolowachCousin (uncredited)

Dane JustmanDrunk Guy (uncredited)

James KoonsAttorney (uncredited)

John A. WeaverCousin (uncredited)

Larry WeggerAirline Passenger (uncredited)

Joseph WilsonCousin (uncredited)

Joji YoshidaTroy's Friend (uncredited)

Crew

Alexander PayneDirector

Richard L. FoxFirst Assistant Director

Scott AugustSecond Assistant Director

Tracy BoydSecond Unit Director

Alexander PayneScreenplay

Nat FaxonScreenplay

Jim RashScreenplay

Kaui Hart HemmingsNovel

Jim BurkeProducer

Alexander PayneProducer

Jim TaylorProducer

John JacksonCasting

George ParraCo-Producer

Tracy BoydAssociate Producer

Phedon PapamichaelDirector of Photography

Kevin TentEditor

Jane Ann StewartProduction Design

Nathan CarlsonTitle Designer

Jeff PetersonOriginal Music Composer

T.K. KirkpatrickArt Direction

Matt CallahanSet Decoration

Wendy ChuckCostume Design

Julie HewettMakeup Department Head

Karen Iboshi PreiserMakeup Artist

Debra RegoHairstylist

Waldo SanchezHair Department Head

Rafael E. SánchezGaffer

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Reviews

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 ...

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...

by Filipe Manuel Neto

**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...