8.1 Score

2011 • 1h 55min • R • Comedy, Drama

The Descendants

"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.

IMDb 7.3

RT 87%

MC 84

Director

Alexander Payne

Writers

Alexander Payne

Nat Faxon

Jim Rash

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George Clooney

Matt King

Shailene Woodley

Alexandra King

Amara Miller

Scottie King

Nick Krause

Sid

Patricia Hastie

Elizabeth King

Grace A. Cruz

Scottie's Teacher

Kim Gennaula

School Counselor

Karen Kuioka Hironaga

Barb Higgins

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