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The Descendants
Descendants film poster
5 Nominations / 1 Win
Year 2011
Director Alexander Payne
Writer Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, Alexander Payne
Starring George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Judy Greer, Beau Bridges
84th Academy Awards

The Descendants is a 2011 comedy-drama film starring George Clooney based on the novel of the same name by Kaui Hart Hemmings.

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Matt King George Clooney an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.

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