With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront a young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.
The Descendants has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Descendants was released in 2011 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 1,091 reviews, giving The Descendants (2011) an average rating of 76%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 77% and users giving an average score of 79%.
With a score of 76%, The Descendants is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2011, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 2011 with similar scores include films like Hugo, Source Code and Submarine.
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