The Descendants

The Descendants

Score: 7.02 / 10

Release Date: November 18, 2011
Director: Alexander Payne
Producer: Alexander Payne, Jim Burke, Jim Taylor
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Starring: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Beau Bridges, Matthew Lillard, Judy Greer, Robert Forster
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 115 minutes

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  • 10

    The Descendants

    Tuesday, March 6, 2012 3:18:59 AM | (Age Not Specified)

    great movie a bit slow. but kept me interested.

  • 7

    The Descendants

    Monday, February 20, 2012 1:52:00 PM | (Age Not Specified)

    great acting, very emotional story. great movie.

  • The Descendants

    Sunday, February 19, 2012 2:05:24 PM | (Age Not Specified)

    i wanted them all to die. boring movie.

  • 8

    The Descendants

    Wednesday, February 15, 2012 7:44:31 AM | (Age Not Specified)

    a very enlightening movie, with superb performances. loved it!

  • 7

    The Descendants

    Sunday, February 12, 2012 11:56:55 PM | (Age Not Specified)

    i thought this was an excellent movie. the hawaiin scenes and music was wonderful and george clooney was great!

  • 9

    The Descendants

    Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:53:46 AM | (Age Not Specified)

    a new name 4 the man who 9 out 0f 10 times chooses (oscar nominated) worthy roles. clever clooney exceptional performing artist of our generation

  • 7

    The Descendants

    Sunday, February 5, 2012 7:25:59 PM | (Age Not Specified)

    it was a good movie, don't go if you are feeling low as it is quite depressing in parts but gc and the girls good acting, amazing hawaii landscape. good story line, do not feel it is oscar worthy but its good, not great just good, a renter for sure

  • 8

    The Descendants

    Saturday, February 4, 2012 11:39:57 PM | (age group: 50 or over.) | *

    As a 28 year Kaua'i resident I certainly enjoyed the portrayal of the kama'aina family in "The Descendants". The movie, in particular, the benign ending, is sadly fiction. Grove Farm, the land company owned, and sold by the actual descendants is an aggressive corporation which is now evicting some of it's long term tenants to build modular homes from Chinese shipping containers on the site. Most of these tenants are in their 60's, 70's and 80's, and have lived in these old plantation style homes for decades. They and their spouses built Grove Farm which is carrying out the evictions before they have even submitted building and road plans to the county. If Alexander Payne wants to see t

  • 1

    The Descendants

    Friday, February 3, 2012 4:24:23 PM | (age group: 35–49) | F

    Lacked plot and was awkwardly horrible. I could barely sit through this movie! Don't waste your money!

  • 9

    The Descendants

    Wednesday, February 1, 2012 8:11:05 AM | (Age Not Specified)

    loved it