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The Descendants - Familie und andere Angelegenheiten

Original title: The Descendants
  • 2011
  • 12
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
252K
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2,048
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George Clooney in The Descendants - Familie und andere Angelegenheiten (2011)
A land baron tries to re-connect with his two daughters after his wife suffers a boating accident.
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A land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident.A land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident.A land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident.

  • Director
    • Alexander Payne
  • Writers
    • Alexander Payne
    • Nat Faxon
    • Jim Rash
  • Stars
    • George Clooney
    • Shailene Woodley
    • Amara Miller
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    252K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,048
    147
    • Director
      • Alexander Payne
    • Writers
      • Alexander Payne
      • Nat Faxon
      • Jim Rash
    • Stars
      • George Clooney
      • Shailene Woodley
      • Amara Miller
    • 532User reviews
    • 550Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 65 wins & 148 nominations total

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    George Clooney
    George Clooney
    • Matt King
    Shailene Woodley
    Shailene Woodley
    • Alexandra King
    Amara Miller
    Amara Miller
    • Scottie King
    Nick Krause
    Nick Krause
    • Sid
    Patricia Hastie
    Patricia Hastie
    • Elizabeth King
    Grace A. Cruz
    • Scottie's Teacher
    Kim Gennaula
    • School Counselor
    Karen Kuioka Hironaga
    • Barb Higgins
    Carmen Kaichi
    • Lani Higgins
    Kaui Hart Hemmings
    Kaui Hart Hemmings
    • Matt's Secretary Noe
    Beau Bridges
    Beau Bridges
    • Cousin Hugh
    Matt Corboy
    Matt Corboy
    • Cousin Ralph
    Matt Esecson
    • Cousin Hal
    Michael Ontkean
    Michael Ontkean
    • Cousin Milo
    Stanton Johnston
    • Cousin Stan
    Jon McManus
    • Cousin Six
    • (as Jonathan McManus)
    Hugh Foster
    • Cousin Wink
    Tiare R. Finney
    Tiare R. Finney
    • Cousin Connie
    • Director
      • Alexander Payne
    • Writers
      • Alexander Payne
      • Nat Faxon
      • Jim Rash
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      When Matt King describes his inherited wealth, he says, "I don't want my daughters growing up entitled and spoiled. And I agree with my father; you give your children enough money to do something but not enough to do nothing." This is based on a well-known quote from billionaire investor Warren Buffett in a 1986 Fortune magazine interview. "Setting up his heirs with a lifetime supply of food stamps just because they came out of the right womb can be harmful for them and is an antisocial act. To him the perfect amount to leave children is 'enough money so that they would feel they could do anything, but not so much that they could do nothing.'"
    • Goofs
      The resort models shown could not be built. Kaua'i's "coconut tree" building law states that new construction cannot be more than 4 stories tall.

      But this Princeville hotel is a real hotel because it's built on a hill. The Top floor is at ground level and the hotel is built with multiple stories going down to the Ocean.
    • Quotes

      Matt King: I don't want my daughters growing up entitled and spoiled. And I agree with my father - you give your children enough money to do something but not enough to do nothing.

    • Connections
      Featured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #2.17 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Ka Makani Ka'ili Aloha
      Written by Matthew Kane

      Arranged and Performed by Gabby Pahinui

      Courtesy of Panini Records

    User reviews532

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    8/10
    Competent all around, arguably a winning product for 2011
    I hadn't seen so many elderly folks in a movie theatre, since I saw The King's Speech last year. I suppose there is a bit of irony in considering that a film called the Descendants has an audience of ancestors.

    The best thing about the movie however, is that I think it can be appreciated greatly by any adult age group, elder or not. There are laughs to be had and tears to be shed. The film centres around middle aged, Matt King; a Hawaiian land baron attempting to connect with his children with the knowledge that his comatose wife is at death's doorstep, and he knows that she had an affair before her accident. Meanwhile, he is under pressure from his network of cousins to sell his inherited land to the kind of real estate that wants to put up a seaside condo-mania.

    In essence, it's a recovery story. The formula is not entirely 'new' yet the somewhat paradoxical balance of refinement and dry humour are enough to elevate this to a very well rounded story. As far as drama comedies go, The Descendants is ideal.

    This may be George Clooney's best lead performance to date. I think it is the first role that doesn't require him to be slick or charismatic even for a moment. He is rather scruffy, but more importantly, he is human. Clooney brings range to the role, hitting all the right notes, funny and serious alike.

    I like the fact that even though we are on Hawaii (a photographer's paradise) the island doesn't look all that special. It's important that The islands look just as mundane to the audience as it would to the characters who inhabitant it. Most of the time it's cloudy, and low brow, except for the few moments where it is necessary to bring out the sunshine, as we stand on a cliffs edge with the King family overlooking dozens of acres of land which could very soon become merchandise.

    Another thing I like about the Descendents (which you don't see often) is an ending that is both happy and sad. Some say that great films are the ones that leave you wanting more. The Descendants did this to me, and it's probably the closest thing to a great film I've seen this year.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 26, 2012 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Descendants
    • Filming locations
      • Hanalei, Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA(Matt & Hugh meeting at Tahiti Nui Restaurant, Speers beach cottage at 5032 Weke Road)
    • Production companies
      • Fox Searchlight Pictures
      • Ad Hominem Enterprises
      • Dune Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $82,584,160
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,190,096
      • Nov 20, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $177,243,185
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
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      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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