Garden State

Movie

2004

1h 42m

English

Comedy, Drama, Romance

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7.6

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Garden State

Movie

2004

1h 42m

English

Comedy, Drama, Romance

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

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Cast

Andrew Largeman

Sam

Gideon Largeman

Mark

Carol

Jesse

Aunt Sylvia Largeman

Diego

Dave

Dr. Cohen

Tim

Kenny

Olivia

Titembay

Albert

Kelly

Karl Benson

Restaurant Manager

Waiter

Young Hollywood Guy

Obnoxious Girl

Gleason Party Drunk

Dana

Pam

Faye

Directed By: Zach Braff

Written By: Zach Braff (Screenplay)

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aldy says...

10 years ago

Garden State was a really pleasant watch; "pleasant" seems like a very apt way to describe it. Zach Braff wrote, directed and starred in it and he did a pretty good job. The cinematography's really... neat. Every shot's so meticulously composed and the colours are all really nice. In that respect at least, it reminds me a lot of Wes Anderson's visual style. The soundtrack's great, the dialogue's natural, and while the plot's not exactly groundbreaking, it's just overall a really likeable film. Plus Natalie Portman's cute in it, so that's a huge plus. I'd completely forgotten everything I might have read about it by the time I got around to watching it, so I went in blind and it was honestly better off for it. Pleasant film/10.

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10 years ago

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Narate says...

3 months ago

> "If you can't laugh at yourself, life is going to seem a whole lot longer than you'd like." I tried to watch this as a kid and hated it. Just felt too indie for my child mind. Watching this now I get it. The quirkiness is funny and while I initially thought it wasn't for me... it grew on me. The soundtrack was a great trip down memory lane as well.

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jmg999 says...

9 months ago

This was a really solid first effort for Zach Braff writing and directing. I enjoyed the film. It was an eclectic character piece about connecting w/ oneself and making our pieces fit together w/ others. And, the soundtrack for this film is still one of the finest of all-time. It's difficult to believe that this film will be 20-years-old this year.

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CatyAlexandre

4/10 11 years ago

I was not sure about what to expect from this film. I heard a lot of good stuff about it since it came out but I did not even know anything about the story. I finally decided to see it and despite having read all of those good reviews, the truth is that I was unable to connect with it. It let me alw More

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Andres Gomez

6 years ago

Interesting and sometimes funny but with an aim of being more transcendental than what it actually is.

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