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Garden State

2004 · 102 min

A gentle, quirky drift through grief and numbness, with warm oddball humour and a bittersweet ache that slowly opens into hope.

Overview
Andrew returns to his hometown for his mother’s funeral, a journey that reconnects him with old friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam—a girl also struggling with various maladies—opens up the possibility of rekindling emotional connections, confronting his psychologist father, and perhaps beginning a new life.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • identity
  • family
  • love
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Zach Braff
Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
102 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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