The Descendants (2011)

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Directed by

Alexander Payne

Starring (View all)

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

Written by (View all)

Alexander Payne
(screenplay) and

Nat Faxon
(screenplay)

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The Descendants

14 years, 2 months ago at Mar 16 7:39

JxSxPx

5 votes

The Descendants has no moment that you can’t predict coming up soon, but that matters very little in the grand scheme of things. When something is so well-written, acted, directed, and put together you can easily forgive the fact that you know exactly how it will all end. As it moves along to the resolutions we know are coming it strikes some unique tones and creates true moments filled with hum... read more

A very heartfelt and thought-provoking drama.

14 years, 3 months ago at Feb 11 20:51

SJMJ91

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As you will very easily recognise from the theatrical trailer as well when watching the feature film itself, The Descendants really is your typical Hollywood bait as it consists of heart-breaking and thought-provoking emotion, personal connections between characters, some light-hearted humour and the wide variety of shots featuring beautiful landscapes. Plus, the fact that it stars a Hollywood gem... read more

A very good movie

12 years, 3 months ago at Mar 5 22:28

johanlefourbe

2 votes

I already saw this movie but, since it was a while back and since I had it on DVD, I thought I might as well check it out again. I wonder why it took Alexander Payne 7 years to finally come up with a new director effort back then but I guess the guy is not really productive. Anyway, it was definitely worth the wait, that’s for sure. Indeed, I thought it was a very good drama with a perfect pace ... read more

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