2011 • R • 1h 55m • English
The Descendants
DramaComedyLight and funnySerious and meaningfulFeel-good
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.
Certified R — adults only.
Ratings & WatchWise score
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WatchWise Score
65/100
★★★½☆
3,130 votes across 1 source
Blended from TMDB 68 (100% weight); shrunk toward a 62 baseline by 3,130 total votes. Not a plain average: sources are weighted by reliability and vote count, and thin evidence is pulled toward the catalogue baseline.
- · Middling scores: fine for a casual watch, not a must-see.
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Box-office performance
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Commercial verdict
All-time blockbuster
Worldwide collection was several times the estimated budget.
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