On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.

Through a collusion of coincidence, chance, human action, shared media, past history and divine intervention they will weave and warp through each other''s lives on a day that builds to an unforgettable climax.

Directed by
Paul Thomas Anderson

Cast
Tom Cruise - Frank T J Mackey
Julianne Moore - Linda Partridge
John C Reilly - Jim Kurring
Jeremy Blackman - Stanley Spector
Melinda Dillon - Rose Gator
Henry Gibson - Thurston Howell
April Grace - Gwenovier
Philip Baker Hall - Jimmy Gator
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Phil Parma
William H. Macy - Donnie Smith

Production Co.
JoAnne Sellar/Ghoulardi Film Company

Produced by
Michael de Luca
Lynn Harris
JoAnne Sellar

Studio
New Line Cinema

Writer
Paul Thomas Anderson

Music
Jon Brion