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Magnolia
1999
· Movie
· 188 min
B
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #661
- IMDb #314
- Google retired #2609
- Rotten Tomatoes #1031
- Metacritic #437
- Letterboxd #187
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1825
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #629
- Metacritic Critics #811
- Metacritic Audience #174
- Criticker #293
- Douban #501
- Kinopoisk #1466
- AlloCiné #873
- Trakt #635
Every rating
68–89
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 68, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 89.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Over the course of one day in California's San Fernando Valley, the lives of several seemingly disparate individuals intersect. A dying television producer, a former quiz show prodigy, a misogynistic self-help guru, a lonely police officer, and a caring nurse are among those searching for love, forgiveness, and meaning as chance, coincidence, and a strange, looming weather event bring their stories together.
Details
- Director
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Writer
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Released
- 17 December 1999
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, German, French
- Runtime
- 188 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $37.0M
- Box office
- $48.5M
- Awards
- 22 wins, 50 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 72 →3 major awards won · 22 wins from 72 nominations across 30 ceremonies
| Berlin International Film Festival 1999 | Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost" | Paul Thomas Anderson | Winner |
| Berlin International Film Festival 1999 | Golden Bear | Paul Thomas Anderson | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1999 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Tom Cruise | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1999 | Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1999 | Best Supporting Actor | Tom Cruise | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1999 | Best Original Song | " Save Me " Music and Lyrics by Aimee Mann | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 1999 | Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Golden Globe Awards 1999 | Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "Save Me" Music and Lyrics by Aimee Mann | Nominee |
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Berlin International Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Golden Bear | Paul Thomas Anderson | Winner |
| Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost" | Paul Thomas Anderson | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Tom Cruise | Winner |
| Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "Save Me" Music and Lyrics by Aimee Mann | Nominee |
Academy Awards
3 nominations
| Best Original Song | " Save Me " Music and Lyrics by Aimee Mann | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tom Cruise | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
3 nominations
| Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | Magnolia: Music from the Motion Picture – Aimee Mann | Nominee |
| Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | Magnolia – Jon Brion | Nominee |
| Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | "Save Me" – Aimee Mann | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Jeremy Blackman, Tom Cruise, Melinda Dillon, April Grace, Luis Guzmán, Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ricky Jay, William H. Macy, Alfred Molina, Julianne Moore, Michael Murphy, John C. Reilly, Jason Robards, and Melora Walters | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Tom Cruise | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Best Picture | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
11 nominations, 4 won
| Best Adapted Song | " One " Music and Lyrics by Harry Nilsson | Winner |
| Best Ensemble | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tom Cruise | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Julianne Moore | Winner |
| Best Casting | Cassandra Kulukundis | Nominee |
| Best Cinematic Moment | " Frogs " | Nominee |
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | "Save Me" Music and Lyrics by Aimee Mann | Nominee |
| Best Picture | JoAnne Sellar and Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Youth Performance | Jeremy Blackman | Nominee |
National Board of Review Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Acting by an Ensemble | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Philip Seymour Hoffman (also for The Talented Mr. Ripley ) | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Julianne Moore (also for A Map of the World, Cookie's Fortune, and An Ideal Husband ) | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Ensemble | Winner | |
| Best Film | Winner |
Satellite Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble | Winner | |
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Original Song | "Save Me" Music and Lyrics by Aimee Mann | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Original | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Tom Cruise | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Tom Cruise | Winner |
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
Chlotrudis Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Philip Seymour Hoffman (also for The Talented Mr. Ripley ) | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Robert Elswit | Nominee |
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Movie | Nominee |
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Favorite Supporting Actor – Drama | Tom Cruise | Winner |
| Favorite Supporting Actress – Drama | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
Nastro d'Argento
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Foreign Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Winner |
| Best Male Dubbing | Roberto Chevalier (for dubbing Tom Cruise) | Nominee |
Guldbagge Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Paul Thomas Anderson | Winner |
San Sebastián International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film of the Year | Paul Thomas Anderson | Winner |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
3 nominations
| Best DVD | Nominee | |
| Best Original Song | "Save Me" Music and Lyrics by Aimee Mann | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards (1999)
3 nominations
| Best Ensemble | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Julianne Moore | Nominee |
Empire Awards
2 nominations
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee |
Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
2 nominations
| Most Intrusive Musical Score | Nominee | |
| Worst On-Screen Hairstyle (Male) | Tom Cruise | Nominee |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination
| Best American Film | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Picture | Nominee |
Grand Prix Cinema Brazil
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Screenwriter of the Year | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
MTV Video Music Awards
1 nomination
| Best Video from a Film | Aimee Mann – "Save Me" | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards (2000)
1 nomination
| Best DVD | Nominee |
Robert Awards
1 nomination
| Best American Film | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
1 nomination
| Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor | Jeremy Blackman | Nominee |