Magnolia is a 1999 English-language Drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and produced by Paul Thomas Anderson and Joanne Sellar under the banner of Ghoulardi Film Company in collaboration with JoAnne Sellar Productions. An epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley. Magnolia features Jeremy Blackman in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Tom Cruise, Melinda Dillon, Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ricky Jay and William H. Macy. The music was composed by Jon Brion. Cinematography was done by Robert Elswit and editing by Dylan Tichenor. The film has a running time of 188 minutes. It was released on 23rd March 2000. The Film was successful at box office. Magnolia was made on a budget of $37 million and it was a hit at box office gross of $48 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by New Line Cinema.