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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. Through a collusion of coincidence, .. Read more
| Starring | Jeremy Blackman, Tom Cruise, Melinda Dillon, April Grace |
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| Director | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Genres | Drama |
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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. Through a collusion of coincidence, chance, human action, shared media, past history and divine intervention they will weave and warp through each other's lives on a day that builds to an unforgettable climax.
| Starring | Jeremy Blackman, Tom Cruise, Melinda Dillon, April Grace, Luis Guzman, Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Orlando Jones, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Miriam Margolyes |
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| Director | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Studio | ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 3 hrs 6 mins Blu-ray: 3 hrs 8 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 1999 To Rent: DVD: 11 Sep 2007 Blu-ray: 11 Sep 2007 |
Anderson's meandering multi-story megasoap with a message is over-ambitious, self-conscious, self-indulgent,... read more on Time Out
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I have trouble reviewing films like this. I was really unsure what rating to give this.
It is, without doubt, a very inventive piece of filmmaking ... read more »
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A people watching epic
If you like seeing how people in difficult situations interact you will love this film.
I found it a tad dull at times but the dialect is written ... read more »
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Clever ? but confusing
I'm no idiot but having sat through the first hour of continual switching from one story line to another I'm afraid I gave up and the foul language (we ... read more »
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Excellent ensemble piece
Some fabulous acting in this ensemble piece, with good performances from the whole cast including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, John C Reilly and a ... read more »
The first image we see in Knight and Day is an over the shoulder shot as a man walks through an airport lounge. Even though he’s heading in the opposite direction, and so close to the camera we can barely see him, the audience immediately recognizes that this is Tom Cruise. To put it another way: Cruise’s back. Yes, Cruise is back. Eighteen months after Valkyrie, and four years since his last big hit, Mission Impossible III. The question is, does anyone care? In North America, the... Read more