Over 24 hours in L.A. the lives of two parallel groups of individuals forms into an epic mosaic of tragedy,a search for love, forgiveness and death. Dying man Earl Partridge wishes to see his estranged son Frank once again to set things straight before he passes, Earl’s nurse Phil is on the phone searching for Frank who is a motivational speaker. The lives of police officer Jim and a drug-addict woman known as Claudia is under pressure while her father and T.V show host Jimmy is also dying of cancer. Young boy Stanley is a regular on Jimmy’s show but he is being constantly pressured by his father to win which makes him feel worthless. See how the lives of these people and even more intertwine over the period of one day in the San Fernando Valley.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Actors: Tom Cruise, Jason Robards, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, William H. Macy, John C. Reilly, Philip Baker Hall
Year: 1999
Length: 188 Minutes
Classification: MA15+ Adult themes, Medium level coarse language, Drug use, Sexual references
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