Garden State (2004) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Garden State
Year
2004
Running time
109 min.
Country
United States
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Comedy. Drama | Comedy-Drama. Independent Film (US)
Synopsis
When Andrew Largeman (Zach Braff) returns to his hometown for his mother’s funeral, he reconnects with old friends and - since he’s gone off his depression medication - himself. A chance meeting with Sam (Natalie Portman), who also suffering from various maladies, opens his world to the possibility of rekindling emotional attachments, confronting his psychologist father, and perhaps beginning a new life.
Awards
2004: Nominated for Critics Choice Awards: Best Soundtrack
2004: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Best Promising Filmmaker
2004: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Original Screenplay
2004: Independent Spirit Awards: Best First Feature. 2 Nominations
2004: Sundance Film Festival: nominated to Grand Jury Prize - Best Picture U.S..
2004: National Board of Review (NBR): Best Directorial Debut. 2 nominations
Critics' reviews
- "It takes the comic-drama Garden State awhile to take root, but then it quickly grows on you."
- "This comedy works so diligently at being idiosyncratic, it comes off as artificial and forced."
- "Feels too piecemeal and ultimately inconsequential to grab the public where it counts."
- "One of the best directorial debuts in recent memory."
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Ranking Lists Position
- 60 My Top 10 Movies from 2004 (48)
- 61 Movies that Don't Seem that Special but are Very Special to Me (58)
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