The Descendants Movie Quotes

'The Descendants' movie quotes represent the best lines from this 2011 comedy/drama starring George Clooney as Matt King, a land baron in Hawaii who struggles to connect with his daughters after his wife is critically injured in an accident. This is an Alexander Payne co-scripted and directed film, and true to form, it offers some outstanding dialogue and first-rate acting from Clooney and his co-stars, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Judy Greer, Nick Krause and Beau Bridges. Is your favorite 'Descendants' quote on this list? Vote it up - and if you see a great quote that's missing, feel free to add it.

'The Descendants' was adapted by Alexander Payne ('Sideways') from the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings. Matt King, father of two and husband of a cheating wife, is trying his best to keep himself together, while working to sell his family's land in Hawaii. For Oscar-watchers, 'The Descendants' is definitely a movie to keep an eye on.

The buzz was huge for the movie in general, Clooney's performance in it - and the performance of newcomer Shailene Woodley, among others. Not surprisingly, 'The Descendants' won 2012 Golden Globe Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor (Clooney). The movie also garnered five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director (Alexander Payne), Best Actor (Clooney) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash).

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