Magnolia

Cruise’s turn as a repugnant but deeply traumatised pick-up artist has only grown in stature – and relevance – since it first screened.

  • Director

    Paul Thomas Anderson

  • With

    Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, Jason Robards, Philip Seymour Hoffman

  • USA 1999. 188min

  • 35mm

  • Certificate

    18

  • A BFI National Archive print

Cruise delivers one of his most acclaimed performances in Paul Thomas Anderson’s sprawling, multi-layered study of characters in crisis. Frank T.J. Mackey is an unsavoury professional pick-up artist, lecturing men on the art of ‘seducing and destroying’ women. It’s an outrageous role but also one in which Cruise reveals multiple layers.

New 35mm print made with funding from the National Lottery.

The screening of Magnolia on Saturday 10 May 12:30 NFT1 will be introduced by Kimberley Sheehan, Season Programmer.

Also available on BFI Player

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