The Descendants
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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.
- Director
- Alexander Payne
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Top cast
Full cast and crewGeorge ClooneyMatt KingShailene WoodleyAlexandra KingAmara MillerScottie KingNick KrauseSid
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Patricia HastieElizabeth King
Grace A. CruzScottie's Teacher
Kim GennaulaSchool Counselor
Karen Kuioka HironagaBarb Higgins
Carmen KaichiLani Higgins
Kaui Hart HemmingsMatt's Secretary Noe
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Details
- Release date
- September 9, 2011
- Status
- Released
- Director
- Alexander Payne
- Writers
- Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, Kaui Hart Hemmings
- Country of origin
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Certificate
- R
- Wikidata ID
- Q273686
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