The Descendants

The Descendants

The South Pacific ain't that terrific.

Sinopse

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 a young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.

  • 6.8
  • 2011
  • Released
  • 1h 55m
Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$20,000,000.00

Revenue

$177,200,000.00

Keywords
  • #daughter
  • #infidelity
  • #hawaii
  • #father-in-law
  • #beach house
  • #boating accident
  • #estate
  • #dying mother
  • #teenage daughter
  • #trustee
  • #trust fund
  • #wild girl
  • #wild child
  • #realtor
  • #thoughtful

Reviews

FilipeManuelNeto
@FilipeManuelNetoover 3 years ago

**An elegant and moving film about family, family values ​​and how they change and adapt to new times.** Overall, I liked this movie. Skillfully directed by Alexander Payne, the film tackles several issues around a Hawaiian family in apparent disintegration: while his wife is in a coma due to an accident, and the doctors are deciding what to do, the protagonist has to take responsibility for th

Unknownian
@Unknownianalmost 4 years ago

I really like this movie... I've watched it many times and am always entertained. I like the Hawaii locations, the young Woodley, Clooney's clumsy but morally accommodating character, and the confrontations with life's inevitable surprises. All the characters gel, and the story moves forward with some sadness as well as some laughs. 8 out of 10 stars

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@badelfover 13 years ago

Sorry, but this movie was unwatchable for me. The premise is clever enough. The wife of a romantically unavailable husband has a fatal accident and he's forced to repair his relationship with his alienated daughters. It's good chick-flick material and no doubt, all the women scored it high and not only because of George Clooney. I normally love his work, but this premise is so poorly executed in t

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