Magnolia 1999

Magnolia is a 1999 American drama film written, produced, and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, narrated by Ricky Jay, and starring Jeremy Blackman, Tom Cruise, Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, Jason Robards in his last feature film appearance, and Melora Walters. The film is a mosaic of interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.
      The film opens with a narrator asking to consider the meaning of three urban legends and the role of chance in life.Police officer Jim Kurring (John C. Reilly) is sent to investigate a disturbance and finds a body but is unable to apprehend a suspect, despite the fact that a neighborhood boy tries to tell him (by rapping) who committed the murder. From there Jim goes to Claudia Wilson's (Melora Walters) apartment, where the neighbors complained of her loud music after she rejected her dying father's attempt at reconciliation. Claudia is a cocaine addict, and her father is famous children's game show host Jimmy Gator. Jim likes her and prolongs the visit, and talks her into a date before he leaves.
Release date: January 7, 2000 (USA)
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Featured song: Save Me
Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson
Awards: Golden Bear, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, National Board of Review Award for Best Cast, Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor, Golden Berlin Bear, Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress, National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor, Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Film, Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay, Guldbagge Award for Best Foreign Film, Chlotrudis Award for Best Film, Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Director, Reader Jury of the "Berliner Zeitung", Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama, Satellite Special Achievement Award for Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble.