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Magnolia

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On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father (Jason Robards), a young wife (Julianne Moore), a caretaker (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a famous lost son (Tom Cruise), a police officer in love (John C Reilly), a boy genius (Jeremy Blackman), an ex-boy genius (William H Macy), a game show host (Philip Baker Hall) and an estranged daughter (Melora Walters) will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.

Through a collusion of coincidence, chance, human action, shared media, past history and divine intervention they will weave and warp through each other's lives on a day that builds to an unforgettable climax. Some will seek forgiveness, others escape. Some will mend frayed bonds, others will be exposed.

Magnolia is a mosaic of American life woven through a series of comic and poignant vignettes. It is a portrait of a lonely city sometimes called up short on love. It is a personal exploration of the hidden elements of crisis. It is a story about putting things right again.

Also starring Michael Bowen as the boy genius' father and Melinda Dillon as the mother. Written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, songs by Aimee Mann.