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With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront a young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.
A teenage daughter radiates unexpected, razor-sharp maturity amidst the chaotic grief of a fractured family. This sun-drenched Hawaiian comedy avoids easy sentimentality by finding humor in the messy, awkward realities of infidelity and loss.
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Alexander Payne
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George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause, Patricia Hastie, Grace A. Cruz, Kim Gennaula, Karen Kuioka Hironaga, Carmen Kaichi, Kaui Hart Hemmings
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The Descendants
Rent on Apple TV+ or buy on Apple TV+.
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6.8/10
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Director
Alexander Payne
Cast
George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause, Patricia Hastie, Grace A. Cruz, Kim Gennaula, Karen Kuioka Hironaga, Carmen Kaichi, Kaui Hart Hemmings
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