Magnolia (1999)

Plot Overview

On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.

Top Cast & Characters

• Tom Cruise
  as Frank T.J. Mackey
• Philip Baker Hall
  as Jimmy Gator
• Philip Seymour Hoffman
  as Phil Parma
• Julianne Moore
  as Linda Partridge
• William H. Macy
  as Quiz Kid Donnie Smith
• John C. Reilly
  as Officer Jim Kurring
• Melora Walters
  as Claudia Wilson Gator
• Jeremy Blackman
  as Stanley Spector