Magnolia (1999)

On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.

Genres: Drama

What to watch after Magnolia

• Boogie Nights (1997) — Paul Thomas Anderson directed both
• Rain Man (1988) — Same subject: loss of loved one
• There Will Be Blood (2007) — Paul Thomas Anderson directed both
• The Hours (2002) — Same feel: complex, emotional
• Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) — Same subject: dying and death
• Almost Famous (2000)