The Descendants

2011·Movie

1h 55min

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About

The South Pacific ain't that terrific.

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.

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Genres: Comedy Drama Dramedy
Mood: MelancholicReflectiveEmotionalHeart-WrenchingBittersweet
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Crew

Directed by:

Alexander Payne, Phedon Papamichael, Richard L. Fox

Produced by:

Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor

Composed by:

Jeff Peterson

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