The Descendants
- Open Limited
- 11/18/11
- Runtime
- 115 min
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Starring
- George Clooney, Judy Greer, Beau Bridges, Matthew Lillard, Robert Forster
- Genre
- Drama
- Synopsis
- From Alexander Payne, the creator of the Oscar-winning SIDEWAYS, set in Hawaii, THE DESCENDANTS is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for 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.
