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The Descendants (2011)
7.5
Ratings: 7.5/10 from 75,149 users
Metascore:
84/100
Reviews: 312 user | 402 critic | 43 from Metacritic.com A land baron tries to re-connect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident. Director:Alexander Payne |
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Lani Higgins
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Matt's Secretary Noe
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Cousin Ralph
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Cousin Hal
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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 the man who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune. Written by realndn06
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Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$1,190,096 (USA) (20 November 2011) (29 Screens)Gross:
$82,624,961 (USA) (29 April 2012)Company Credits
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Matt King: My friends on the mainland think just because I live in Hawaii, I line in paradise. Like a permanent vacation. We're all just out here sipping Mai Tais, shaking our hips, and catching waves. Are they insane?
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Written and Performed by McCoy Tyner
Courtesy of Chesky Records
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Miscellaneous: The credits thank, among other entities, "Oahu County" and "Kauai County". There is no "Oahu County" - Oahu is the island, but it is Honolulu County. Kauai County does exist. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Matt King: My friends on the mainland think just because I live in Hawaii, I line in paradise. Like a permanent vacation. We're all just out here sipping Mai Tais, shaking our hips, and catching waves. Are they insane?
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