Garden State

– Andrew returns to his hometown for the funeral of his mother, a journey that reconnects him with pas..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 42 Minutes
Release Year:
2004
Garden State (2004)

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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Producing Country:
USA
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Garden State (2004) - Trailer

Release Date:

20 Aug 2004

Language:

English, Klingon

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Zach Braff

Writer:

Zach Braff

Main Actors:

Zach Braff, Kenneth Graymez, George C. Wolfe, Austin Lysy

Plot:

Andrew Largeman is a semi-successful television actor who plays a intellectually disabled quarterback. His somewhat controlling and psychiatrist father has led Andrew ("Large") to believe that his mother's wheelchair bound life was his fault. Andrew decides to lay off the drugs that his father and his doctor made him believe that he needed, and began to see life for what it is. He began to feel the pain he had longed for, and began to have a genuine relationship with a girl who had some problems of her own.

Awards:

13 wins & 38 nominations.

Gross profit:

$26,706,668

Production:

Fox Searchlight

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
Metacritic:
67%