The Descendants

Showed at Images 1/27/2012–2/9/2012

Starring: George Clooney, Shailenne Woodley

Nominated for 5 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Clooney), Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay

Golden Globe Winner, Best Motion Picture (Drama)

Independent Spirit Award Nominations: Best Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress (Woodley)

The Descendants is the sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey of Matt King, an indifferent husband and father of two girls. He 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 reconciliation with his young daughters while he wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land.

  • Director: Alexander Payne
  • Rating: R
  • Runtime: 1 hour 55 minutes
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama

“Rarely has a contemporary movie taken in so much life and revealed it with such depth of feeling.”

– Wall Street Journal