The Descendants

The Descendants

  • Director: Alexander Payne
  • Writer: Alexander Payne,Nat Faxon,Jim Rash
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: December 9, 2011
  • Runtime: 1h 55min
  • Sound mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Tình thân
  • "The Descendants" is a film adapted from the novel by the female writer Kay Hart Hemmings , directed by Alexander Payne and co-starring George Clooney , Shailene Woodley , Amara Miller and Beau Bridges .
    The film mainly tells the story of the protagonist and his children re-experiencing another new realm of life after his wife faces an accident and faces death.   The film premiered in the United States on November 18, 2011, and won the 84th Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2012 and the 69th American Golden Globe for Best Picture in Drama. 

    Details

    • Release date December 9, 2011
    • Filming locations Hanalei, Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA
    • Production companies Fox Searchlight Pictures, Ad Hominem Enterprises, Dune Entertainment

    Box office

    Budget

    $20,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $82,584,160

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $1,190,096

    Gross worldwide

    $177,243,185

    Movie reviews

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    • By Ismael 2022-07-20 16:04:33

      The Descendants--A Heartwarming Movie

      A plain story, told in a gentle way. It's very heartwarming that life is like this, plain but still going on.

      The beauty of Hawaii in the quilt is beautiful. The injustice is that the wife abandoned her husband. Why did she find a scumbag who didn't take responsibility and was cowardly?

    • By Grayce 2022-04-23 07:01:33

      The Descendants

      The Descendants, 2011. George Clooney + Hawaii, two elements that attracted me, so I watched this film. I also read the English subtitles, and the text-english subtitles are very detailed. George Clooney plays a middle-aged dad with a polo shirt, big shorts, homely hairstyle and no longer sharp eyes. The way to deal with his wife cheating is very western. Shailene Woodley, who plays the eldest daughter, has the taste of a southern American girl, I can't tell. When standing with George Clooney,...

    • By Emanuel 2022-04-23 07:01:33

      Ordinary Affair, Unusual Human Emotional World

      In the end, the father and daughter watched a piece together to introduce the drift of the Antarctic continent, climate change, the original forest and other animals, the penguin was originally a bird, and it felt like a vicissitudes of life. The changes in the human family are really too small, but because of the It is human, so there are these stories of joys and sorrows.
      How will the story develop later? No one can say for sure, but everyone wants to be happy. The sea in Hawaii is so...

    • By Albert 2022-04-23 07:01:33

      very delicate movie

      I have to say, it's another appetizing scenery film. The scenery is beautiful everywhere~~

      As said at the beginning of the film, people who live in heaven-like places do not mean that they live in heaven. The lingering beauty and the life of ordinary people have been interspersed evenly. George Clooney movies are getting more and more flavorful. The story is not a big story, there is no ups and downs, and there is no sadness or death. Only movies that are close to the earth can make...

    • By Delia 2022-04-23 07:01:33

      The dead are long gone, the living are still sad songs

      I've been wondering why its name is "The Descendants".
      I thought it meant to express the meaning of "how the latecomers are",
      so I found this sentence: the dead are long gone, and the living are still sad songs.
      I prefer the Hong Kong version of the translation of "Inheriting a Husband".
      This title can better reflect the helplessness and affectionate indifference of the male protagonist after being shocked and indignant.
      Even if they live together, everyone has...

    User comments

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    • By Paige 2023-09-30 19:26:35

      The script is good. Outstanding supporting roles. Clooney is average. That girl looks like Natalie...

    • By Clinton 2023-09-09 22:08:29

      Gao Fushuai also wears a...

    • By Vita 2023-07-25 00:19:40

      In the end, the family sat together, passing ice cream in bowls to each other, and life seemed to have never been so good. Those who are confused, confused, sad, sad and indignant have all said goodbye. Goodbye Elizabeth, goodbye my love, my friend, my pain, my joy,...

    • By Fred 2023-07-20 12:15:17

      A gentle and true father. Although Clooney interprets the role very well, it is not at the level of the male protagonist. A light comedy with laughter and tears, Scottie always hits the point of laughter with a surprise...

    • By Wendy 2023-07-16 01:13:13

      Clooney has always acted as Clooney in the Asian Drogba style, and the descendants are at least a leap. The story is bland and badly shot, and all the conflicts are restrained. It is really difficult for such a film to win the favor of...

    Movie plot

    An authentic Hawaiian and lawyer-Matt King (George Clooney) He is a very incompetent father and husband. In his own words, he is just a "part-time" father. He met and got married in the United States with his wife, but more than ten years after marriage, he immersed himself in work and neglected his family, which led to an increasingly estranged relationship with his wife. When his wife had an accident and became a vegetative, the...
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    Movie quotes

    • Sid: [on Scott] That guy is a prick. Is he always like that?

      Matt King: Yeah.

    • Matt King: [to Elizabeth] Goodbye, Elizabeth. Goodbye, my love, my friend, my pain, my joy. Goodbye. Goodbye. Goodbye.

    • Matt King: You little fuck! Do you get hit a lot?

      Sid: I don't know, I've had my share.

      Matt King: [to Alex] Your friend is completly retarded, you know that?

      Sid: Hey man, I've got a little brother who's retarded! Don't use that word in derogatory fashion.

      Matt King: Oh.

      Sid: [laughing] No I don't have a retarded brother!

      Alexandra King: Sid, you suck!