Movie
The Descendants
2011R1h 55m6.8 / 10
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.
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Synopsis
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.
More about The Descendants
Cast
George ClooneyMatt King
Shailene WoodleyAlexandra King
Amara MillerScottie King
Nick KrauseSid
Patricia HastieElizabeth KingGrace A. CruzScottie's Teacher
Kim GennaulaSchool Counselor
Karen Kuioka HironagaBarb Higgins
Credits
- Directed by
- Alexander Payne
- Written by
- Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, Kaui Hart Hemmings
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $20M
- Box office
- $177.2M
Production
- Dune EntertainmentUnited States
Fox Searchlight PicturesUnited States- Ad Hominem EnterprisesUnited States
Themes
beach houseboating accidentdaughterdying motherestatefather-in-lawhawaiiinfidelity
