The Descendants
- Release Date: November 18, 2011 (limited)
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Alexander Payne
- Producer(s): Jim Burke, Jim Taylor, Alexander Payne
- Writer(s): Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
- Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Length: 1h 55m | Classification: G
- Official Site: www.foxsearchlight.com/thedescendants/
Synopsis
Matt King (George Clooney), an indifferent husband and father, has to reconnect with his two young daughters when his wife is involved in a boating accident and falls into a coma. While struggling to make a decision about whether he should sell the family land that has been handed down through the generations, he uncovers a troubling secret about his wife.