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Magnolia (1999)

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All Time

of 190,179

536

1990's

of 24,698

66

1999

of 6,784

12
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 38,020
  
  315
  
  Drama of 1999
  
  of 680
  
  5
  
  Drama of the 1990's
  
  of 4,160
  
  43

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Magnolia (1999) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.1160

Avg Critic Score:3.0622

Magnolia (1999) Movie Reviews

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4.71%

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

"Magnolia" is operatic in its ambition, a great, joyous leap into melodrama and coincidence, with ragged emotions, crimes and punishments, deathbed scenes, romantic dreams, generational ...read the complete Magnolia movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Paul Thomas Anderson's examination of dysfunctional relationships set in Los Angeles, is spread across a cast of characters too real for the movies. ...read the complete Magnolia movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Sooner or later, every director makes his Short Cuts. Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights) only waited until his third film to make his, an over-three-hour epic with at least 10 major characters in almost as many separate story lines. ...read the complete Magnolia movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

The film does go on for too long, with the only thing that could save it from never ending is a biblical miracle, but it settles instead for a plague right out of Exodus in the Bible to make its farewell. ...read the complete Magnolia movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

The title of the film comes from the name on the L.A. street sign. ...read the complete Magnolia movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

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See all (93) "Excellent" Reviews

Movielocity Movie Reviews (Blake Kunisch)

When it comes to the end of the year, one begins to look back at the year in film and try and pick the best movie, best actor, best actress and see how his picks will do against the major awards (globes, oscars). As I began to look back, I thought that...read the complete Magnolia (1999) review at Movielocity Movie Reviews (Blake Kunisch)

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CinemaZone.dk

Paul Thomas Anderson, der debuterede med Hard Eight og for alvor slog igennem med sit epos om pornofilmens guldalder, Boogie Nights, går i Robert Altmans fodspor med en prætentiøs film, der sammenfletter menneskeskæbner på kryds og tværs i et spind...read the complete Magnolia (1999) review at CinemaZone.dk

See all (12) "Good" Reviews

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New Line Cinema Presents A Joanne Sellar/Ghoulardi Film Company Production; Executive Produced by Michael De Luca and Lynn Harris; Produced by Joanne Sellar; Co-Produced by Daniel Lupi; Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson Opens December 17,...read the complete Magnolia (1999) review at ShowBIZ Data

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Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)

Would that the stories were worth the telling....read the complete Magnolia (1999) review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)

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