The Descendants [2011 film]

by Alexander Payne

Other authors: Beau Bridges (Actor), George Clooney (Actor), Judy Greer (Actor), Patricia Hastie (Actor), Kaui Hart Hemmings — 1 more, Nick Krause (Actor)

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Matt King is an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.… (more)

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With his wife dying in a coma, a lawyer is forced to be an involved father.

A movie with this plot has no right being this good.

Concept: D
Story: C
Characters: A
Dialog: A
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: A
Music: B

Enjoyment: B

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Alexander Payne	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Bridges, Beau	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Clooney, George	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Greer, Judy	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hastie, Patricia	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hemmings, Kaui Hart	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Krause, Nick	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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4 Film Favorites: Life of Pi/Black Swan/The Descendants/Crazy Heart by Ang Lee

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National Board of Review Award (Top Ten Films – 2011)

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791.4372

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PN1997.2

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Matt King is an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.

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