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| Type | Film |
| Directors | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Genres | Drama |
| Release Date | Dec 17, 1999 |
| Note created | Jan 9, 2026 |
Magnolia (1999)
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.
Runtime: 3h 9m Genres: Drama
Cast
- Tom Cruise as Frank T.J. Mackey
- Philip Baker Hall as Jimmy Gator
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Phil Parma
- Julianne Moore as Linda Partridge
- William H. Macy as Quiz Kid Donnie Smith
- John C. Reilly as Officer Jim Kurring
- Melora Walters as Claudia Wilson Gator
- Jeremy Blackman as Stanley Spector
- Jason Robards as Earl Partridge
- Melinda Dillon as Rose Gator
- Michael Bowen as Rick Spector
- April Grace as Gwenovier
- Ricky Jay as Burt Ramsey / Narrator
- Emmanuel Johnson as Dixon
- Pat Healy as Sir Edmund William Godfrey / Young Pharmacy Kid
- Genevieve Zweig as Mrs. Godfrey
- Mark Flanagan as Joseph Green
- Neil Flynn as Stanley Berry
- Rod McLachlan as Daniel Hill
- Allan Graf as Firefighter
- Patton Oswalt as Delmer Darion
- Raymond ‘Big Guy’ Gonzales as Reno Security Guard
- Brad Hunt as Craig Hansen
- Jim Meskimen as Forensic Scientist
- Chris O’Hara as Sydney Barringer
- Clement Blake as Arthur Barringer
- Frank Elmore as 1958 Detective
- John Kraft Seitz as 1958 Policeman
- Cory Buck as Young Boy
- Tim Soronen as Infomercial Guy
- Jim Ortlieb as Middle-Aged Guy
- Thomas Jane as Young Jimmy Gator
- Holly Houston as Jimmy’s Showgirl
- Benjamin Niedens as Little Donnie Smith
- Veronica Hart as Dentist Nurse #1
- Missy Spell Tanner as Dentist Nurse #2
- James Kiriyama-Lem as Dr. Lee
- Jake Cross as Pedestrian #1
- Charlie Scott Jr. as Pedestrian #2
- Juan Medrano as Nurse Juan
- John Pritchett as Police Captain
- Cleo King as Marcie
- Don McManus as Dr. Landon
- Michael Shamus Wiles as Captain Muffy
- Jason Andrews as Doc
- John S. Davies as Cameraman
- Kevin Breznahan as Geoff, Seminar Guy
- Miguel Pérez as Avi Solomon
- Alfred Molina as Solomon Solomon
- David Masuda as Coroner Man
- Neil Pepe as Officer #1
- Lionel Mark Smith as Detective
- Annette Helde as Coroner Woman
- Lynne Lerner as Librarian
- Felicity Huffman as Cynthia
- Scott Burkett as WDKK Page #1
- Bob Brewer as Richard’s Dad
- Julie Brewer as Richard’s Mom
- Nancy Marston as Julia’s Mom
- Maurey Marston as Julia’s Dad
- Jamala Gaither as WDKK P.A.
- Danny Wells as Dick Jennings
- Amy Brown as WDKK Page #2
- Eileen Ryan as Mary
- Meagen Fay as Dr. Diane
- Patricia Forte as Mim
- Luis Guzmán as Luis
- Patrick Warren as Todd Geronimo
- Orlando Jones as Worm
- Virginia Pereira as Pink Dot Girl (voice)
- Craig Kvinsland as Brad the Bartender
- Patricia Scanlon as Cocktail Waitress
- Henry Gibson as Thurston Howell
- Natalie Elizabeth Marston as Julia
- Bobby Brewer as Richard
- Clark Gregg as WDKK Floor Director
- Art Frankel as Old Pharmacist
- Matt Gerald as Officer #2
- Guillermo Melgarejo as Pink Dot Guy
- Paul F. Tompkins as Chad (Seduce & Destroy) (voice)
- Mary Lynn Rajskub as Janet (Frank’s Assistant) (voice)
- Jim Beaver as Smiling Peanut Patron #1
- Ezra Buzzington as Smiling Peanut Patron #2
- Denise Woolfork as Smiling Peanut Patron #3
- Michael Murphy as Alan Kligman, Esq.
- Robert Downey Sr. as WDKK Show Director
- William Mapother as WDKK Show Director’s Assistant
- Larry Ballard as WDKK Medic
- Brett Higgins as Mackey Disciple Twin #1
- Brian Higgins as Mackey Disciple Twin #2
- Michael Lee Phillips Jr. as Mackey Disciple in Middle
- Lillian Adams as Donnie’s Old Neighbor
- Steven Bush as Paramedic #1
- Mike Massa as Paramedic #2
- Dale Gibson as Paramedic #3
- Scott Alan Smith as E.R. Doctor
- Paul Thomas Anderson as Man Confiscating Sign (uncredited)
- Miriam Margolyes as Faye Barringer (uncredited)
- Bruno Angelico as Fireman #2 (uncredited)
- Robert Bella as Detective #2 (uncredited)
- Greg Bronson as Waiter (uncredited)
- Douglas Busby as Extra (uncredited)
- Marc Davies as Seminar Attendee #1 (uncredited)
- Bruce Gregory as Randy (uncredited)
- Phil Hawn as Bob (uncredited)
- Spencer Kayden as Seminar Patron (uncredited)
- Brian Kehew as Seminar Patron (uncredited)
- Michael Laren as Officer Tom 1958 (uncredited)
- Aimee Mann as Hot Date Infomercial (uncredited)
- Tom Ohmer as Detective (uncredited)
- Colleen Pelletier as Gameshow Audience Member (uncredited)
- Herb Santos Jr. as 21 Dealer (uncredited)
- Tom Tangen as Drunken Dart Player (uncredited)