Garden State

3.00
    Garden State
    2004

    Synopsis

    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

    • Zach BraffAndrew Largeman
    • Natalie PortmanSam
    • Ian HolmGideon Largeman
    • Peter SarsgaardMark
    • Jean SmartCarol
    • Armando RiescoJesse
    • Jackie HoffmanAunt Sylvia Largeman
    • Method ManDiego
    • Alex BurnsDave
    • Ron LeibmanDr. Cohen

    Recommendations

    • 80

      Los Angeles Times

      Garden State illuminates a young man's overdue coming of age with unexpected depth and grace.
    • 80

      The Hollywood Reporter

      Writer/director Zach Braff has threaded a powerful and intelligent personal story through a genre all too rare today – romantic comedy.
    • 75

      Rolling Stone

      It's a hilarious and heartfelt ode to twentysomething angst. Braff has himself a winner.
    • 75

      USA Today

      Though unlikely to have the lasting quality of "The Graduate," it feels a bit like that seminal film for today's generation.
    • 70

      Film Threat

      When Braff keeps the tears and the kookiness in check, he takes us into some unusual, interesting areas of the human psyche. And makes us laugh a good deal while he's at it.
    • 70

      Village Voice

      Braff's naive romanticism is also lovely proof of the film's innocent heart.
    • 70

      The New York Times

      Small, smart, off-kilter comedy.
    • 63

      ReelViews

      As long as you go into Garden State with reasonable expectations, its capacity to disappoint will be limited.

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