6. The Descendants - Directed by Alexander Payne
Starring: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Robert Forster, Beau Bridges
5 Oscar Nominations
Alexander Payne's follow-up to his Oscar-winning Sideways tackles familial dysfunction, death, and love in a realistic, yet uplifting manner. Payne shows that while death is an occasion that deserves to mourning, it is also something that brings family's closer together. George Clooney is outstanding as Matt King, a wealthy land baron who, while his wife is in a hospitalized coma following a boating accident, is addressing a multi-million dollar land deal, a rebellious daughter, and rumors of his wife being unfaithful. Payne's Oscar-nominated script (co-written by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash) balances heavy emotional moments with laugh-out-loud comedy excellently, while Payne's smooth direction showcases the beautiful state of Hawaii and pulls fantastic performances from his entire cast. Shailene Woodley departs from her hit ABC Family series, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, and delivers the best performance out of any young actor from all of 2011 (Woodley was robbed of a Best Supporting Actress nomination). Veteran actors Robert Forster and Beau Bridges round out the cast as members of Matt's family just fueling the drama and stress that is flooding Matt. But, the best part of the film is Clooney's performance, he's the definitive backbone of The Descendants.
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