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WARNING! WARNING! QUIRK OVERLOAD! QUIRK OVERLOAD! I REPEAT QUIRK OVERLOAD! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I don’t think Garden State is even close to a masterpiece, but it’s definitely a good movie. You’ll either hate it’s weirdness or just let it roll over you. Great soundtrack and I’m in love with Natalie Portman. In the end, I was charmed by its kooky heart and found things to like but I doubt it’ll make a memorable impact on me.
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you wouldnt understand her. shes weird. shes a weirdo. you ever seen her without that stupid helmet on? no. thats weird.
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i feel like if i was watching this in 2004 bro i wouldve lost my SHIT. i would’ve lost my MIND man this shit was BUILT for a 2004 soyboy i mean come on… however, i am in 2020 and on lexapro so i really thought it was merely simpy as fuck. for some reason watching garden state felt like being gaslit can i get confirmation on this
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Does Zach Braff know what a girl is actually like? Full review at Megmemesblogs.com
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Oppressive. Take every bad review that you have ever read about a Wes Anderson film and apply it to this movie. This is quirk for quirks sake. A lot has been said about the great soundtrack. I agree, the music on the soundtrack is fantastic. I also feel the same thing about the soundtrack from the film DAZED AND CONFUSED. And I also feel that both soundtracks are obvious and overwhelming. This movie drowns in its mise-en-scène. It has a specific look and feel, but it is all surface level. It never enhanced any action or character for me. The script is far too indie-precious, and Natalie Portman is the quintessential M.P.D.G. Sounds like it hated it right? I laughed…
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”when I’m with you I feel so safe. like I’m home.” yes, that would be my exact words too if I was being hugged by natalie portman
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I.didnt realise people hate this film I think its personally an awesome, cool film with a really strong briliant soundtrack. I loved this when I first saw it and stil think it works. I think I’m in the minority though of people who love this. I find it to be a charming, off kilter film exploring a character in their 20s and their feeling of.emotional.numbness and finding something to live for. It’s got a unique, strange sense of humour but I love that about this film.
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the girls that get it, get it. and the girls that don’t, don’t. i feel so bad for the girls that don’t
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Sheldon if he was never meant to make it out of Texas
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no era lo que estaba buscando (me equivoqué de peli) pero igual muy linda, debería verla de nuevo en un futuro. me dio otra perspectiva en cuanto la comprensión humana y lo profesional, siempre me siento mucho más incapaz de consolar a alguien sabiendo que puede haber un médico que podría hacer algo real, pero eateot más esta peli me hicieron saber que de verdad la calidez humana es muy necesaria y diferente a lo que una terapia puede generar. fomo lobe a y gracioso la podría haber visto con calidad pero decidí seguir con youtube:”v (no me enteré q estaba en prime)
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So cute, Natalie is always eating it up but I feel bad for her hamsters. The soundtrack was good and they were so cute I love
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DDonovan 8 月 21, 2026
Felt like the film left a lot on the table and really didn’t go far enough in anything. The characters all are pretty compelling, the soundtrack is really good, and the performances are all good. Especially Natalie Portman who legitimately feels like the only person committing to the bit. But this script is leading a journey that ends without concluding anything. I enjoyed a lot of the concepts here I just wish it was 20-30 minutes longer or it got…
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“How you feelin?” “Safe. When I’m with you, I feel so safe. Like I’m home.” NOOOOO STOP
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every time ian holm was on screen he look like he was gonna turn into demonic bilbo, why his face like that just starin
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AAvishkar 8 月 21, 2026
That transition from nihilism to absurdism was like a beat switch by Baby Keem.
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Ela é tão doidinhah 😋😜🤪 e que protagonista CHATO. Assistir esse deu dor física….
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“quirky coming-of-age comedy” is a bold take, this was on the cusp of unsettling if the soundtrack hadn’t been good 6.3/10
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Als 17-jarige had ik dit wellicht geweldig gevonden
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homesick for a place that doesn’t even exist
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He’s protecting me. – so? He likes me – don’t be cute He’s my knight in shining armor They’re so weird i love them.
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Potentiel ok, real d’egocentrique là alors qu’on aurait pu avoir un film sur Nat en oscar mode
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I watched this for the soundtrack like everyone else
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“Goodluck exploring the infinite abyss—you too”
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This is the best movie to ever exist
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Get back to the er JD leave the manic pixie dream girl alone please
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I really really liked this! Sometimes I feel like Andrew and sometimes I feel like Sam. It was really beautiful watching them fall in love and the kiss scene could not have been more perfect. The soundtrack was amazing
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The soundtrack was amazing, Zack Braffs lips were distracting
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Un ottimo film per un tempo limbo tra la fine e l’inizio di un infinito abisso (con una colonna sonora meravigliosa)
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i can understand why people wouldn’t like this film but i found it extremely charming (probs the 10/10 soundtrack)
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i’ve been feeling the new jersey love lately i need more movies set in the tri state to romanticize my boring life
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just realized I never reviewed this even tho I’ve seen it a couple times. it’s THE manic pixie dream quirky girl movie but despite that it has an awesome soundtrack and good commentary. 4.5
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“Hiç var olmayan bir yer için ev özlemi çekmek” En başta coldplay-don’t panic girince anladım zaten neye giriştiğimi… Yetişkin coming of age filmi gibiydi, tam da izlemem gereken bi’ zamanda izlemişim, teşekkürler kendime 🙂
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zach bb contente toi de jouer jd au lieu d’inventer la pire catégorie de personnages féminins stp merci 🙏🙏🙏 et puis ça faisait que s’empirer quoi ma go pourquoi t’attrapes sa larme dans un verre 😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬 moi dès qu’elle existait
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Esta película me marcó profundamente a mediados de la década de 2000’s terminé la secundaria y me emocioné muchísimo al verla (escuchaba mucho la banda sonora) hoy en día cuando escucho una de esas canciones siempre me transporta directamente a esas epocas de mi vida, conocer gente nueva, dar los primeros tropiezos en el amor, etc etc* También añadiria qué es un de los mejores papeles de Natalie Portman me hizo reír muchísimo
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I really loved the cinematography. Loved the music. Loved parts of the movie. The dialogue was lacking in a lot of places, though. Still pretty good though.
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Cute & sad
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I enjoyed this movie so much and the music banged. “Goodluck exploring the infinite abyss”
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Aburrida e incómoda pero satisfactoria de ver owo
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I can’t believe it took me 22 years to watch this. Easily an All-Time. Zach Braff, where have you been? Come back and do more of this pls.
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Sam is like the quirky girl blueprint. The Handi-world scheme lmao. You just witnessed a completely original moment in human history. Don’t tease me about my hobbies. I don’t tease you about being an asshole.
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ah yes go off ur meds that will def make u feel better cuz what could possibly be worse than being a white guy in suburbs lmfao cute but no
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Quirky fun and such a crush 9.0
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« I’m gonna kill that motherfucker! » « Pun intended? »
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Not bad
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أعرف أنه ليس بالكثير، لكنه المنزل Garden state ليس فيلما مثالي لكنه بالتأكيد واحد من أكثر الأفلام الذي جعلتني اشعر بشيء الفيلم منبع لشعور غريب يصعب وصفه مزيج بين الراحة والحنين لا أعرف إذا كان ما أشعر به جفاف عاطفي لكن الفيلم جعلني اتمنى بشدة ان تكون هناك سام في حياتي أسلوبها في جعل الحياة تبدو أقل حدة وأكثر جمالا كان شاعريا
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First 2/3s are pretty good, last 1/3 fits all the pieces together too easily. Largeman goes from Point A to Point Z with almost no in between stage.
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The soundtrack is a 10/10
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i felt like the first 20 minutes and the last 30 really carried this movie, I couldn’t tell you a single thing that happened in the middle. loved the soundtrack though. sorry evelyn 😓
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Lloulou 8 月 18, 2026
watched w josh, lowkkk fell asleep and i dont remember the end at all but the music was gas, i feel less like her but like fah shes still my twin
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Natalie Portman but a little bit crazy is still Natalie Portman.
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what a stacked soundtrack wow
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+1 star for being set in New Jersey
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Peak del humor
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let go
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30 minutes in and i’d rather end my shit right now than finishing whatever that is
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This felt like my life growing up. Played that cd on repeat!
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I see the vision Fire soundtrack
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Seul les 20 dernières minutes sont assez bien sinon c’est d’un ennuie époustouflant.
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Old favorite
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очень страшно, что я перерос этот фильм и момент уже позади
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Millennial nostalgic/ethos notwithstanding this is quite a good movie, and of course the soundtrack cannot be touched
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Throughout life, you sometimes ask your dad his favorite movie. For some reason, one of the times I asked, this was the answer he gave. The others: The Elephant Man, The Ten Commandments, and O Brother Where Art Thou?
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The movie was so sweet and it really showed the main character’s journey of healing through trauma
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Nice break from the formulaic stuff. Music’s excellent and the cinnamontography was very nice mush 👌
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Sam does the stuff I do when I’m alone but with randoms.
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best soundtrack ever
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its not perfect, but it has heart.
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TTerry (*^ω^*) 8 月 17, 2026
It’s amazing how much of my life has been determined by a quarter inch piece of plastic.
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Very cute excuse that Zach Braff made a whole movie to make out with Natalie Portman.
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Good movie but wish the movie wasn’t so all over the place with it’s themes and messaging. Juggles a lot and not all of it coincides with one another.
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Manic pixie dream girl Natalie Portman
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Seeing more of Natalie Portman’s range this month! Not sure I want anymore of this though .. Definitely a film you needed to catch pre-2010 or before you turn 21 (at a generous push, 18 realistically), neither of which I managed to do. Thought the soundtrack glazing was ott until they pulled Nick Drake b2b thievery corporation, pretty fun stuff. Also young Zach Braff was hot, who knew?
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every now and then you stumble across art that hits your soul and speaks to who you are in this moment. this movie was that for me
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formative.
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The movie that I didn’t know I needed. An end I dreamt about and felt good to watch
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This is so post grad #resonating
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The og manic pixie dream girl movie. Charming with the best soundtrack. I gotta admit, Zach Braff was overshadowed by 2 powerhouse performances and it wasn’t his fault, and it maybe on purpose since his script definitely let them shine. Doesn’t offer something new but it’s one of my comfort films.
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Hard not to love Garden State with a soundtrack as good as this.
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Yes, yes I am retarted
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Actually much funnier than I thought it’d be. Really enjoyed most of it except for Natalie Portman’s “super quirky out-there” character that felt cringy cliche and confusing. Was really expecting a reveal that she was actually sixteen the whole time. Her character didn’t land for me. Worth it for the comedy.
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Most beautiful movie. Phenomenal writing and performances. Such a specific storytelling style here
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best soundtrack to a movie oat
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natalie portman might be the OG y2k manic pixie dream girl, zach braff might be the OG y2k whatever the opposite of that is, and in my memory this movie might have been floating along on soundtrack fumes but honestly it held up better than i remember. bring back quirky main character vehicles!
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When I’m with you I feel so safe. ….Like I’m home Let’s just allow ourselves to be whatever it is we are . ….And that’ll be better okay
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Perfect in its 2000s-ness
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I honestly do not know why this movie gets such a bad rap. Yes of course there are cliché quirkiness aspects of the time. But can’t we agree that Natalie Portman and Zach Braff and Peter Sarsgaard all played their parts to utter perfection? Not to mention the supporting cast. Jean Smart? She was phenomenal as that struggling but always really loving mom who’s crushing on Jim Parsons’ weird medieval times knight? Ugh. I love it. It’s really human -…
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i’m loving the indie vibe from this and natalie portman is IRRITATING me. not sure how i feel about her. probably want to slap the ever loving shit out of her his fucking motorcycle. gives me the giggles. he could get away with it in a small town. but honestly. i would have gladly accepted his invite to ride on it. the fucking houses are enormous. maybe i should move there loved this movie. i wish i could have friendships like this
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Weirdly nonchalant and extremely try-hard at the same time. So many moments had me physically curling into myself from secondhand cringe…and I loved it. This film had so many great elements and was undeniably fun to watch, but it felt too disjointed to ever fully come together, and ultimately wasn’t cohesive or compelling enough to be truly great.
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Rracksss___ 8 月 16, 2026
Surprised by how much hate this film gets but the ending was def lame.
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Hmmm…. Ved ik, men inspirerede mig til en quirk olympics double feature
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im in shambles
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Although this is still a feel good cozy film, If they explored Natalie portmans character more instead of her just being there for largeman I would have rated this higher
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This was cute I like it! (Should’ve changed it to “The Only Living Boy in Newark,” missed opportunity)
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Eh, Natalie Portman is great but there’s no point to this movie. 5/10
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I think Braff’s talents lie mostly behind the camera. Appreciated watching Sarsgaard again. This was during a time he was in absolutely everything.
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This film went no where, all quirkiness, not plot
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the. shins.
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bir an samantha nin andrew in ilaclarini almadigi icin gordugu bir halusinasyon oldugunu sandim 😞🥀
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An amazingly awkward but confused film. They do an incredible job of capturing those ridiculous vapid conversations you have when you’re young and haven’t yet developed your own personality. However, the film does manage to be a bit cringe in its own right by straying away from irony and lapsing into seriousness.
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me afagou tanto que ele ser mediano não importou nem um pouco
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Why Garden State?
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Mon film préféré avec deux acteurs que j’aime beaucoup !
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i actually quite enjoyed it. visually interesting as well even if it could be a little bland. didn’t love the ending but did enjoy!
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so good
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Warming, kind, playful yet realistic romcom-ish. Perfect for a relaxed evening with close friends or partner 🙂
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Wes anderson meets twin peaks
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would suggest to anyone. especially peope fresh outta college. just a solid (late night) movie.
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Half star just for the shins. I mean seriously what is this such a waste of time
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This movie is cute. Yea it’s not perfect and yea Natalie’s character is a little too quirky but it’s still cute and overall has a pretty good theme and a sweeet score.
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If Natalie Portman can do anything its start a wave. The way the manic pixie Dreamgirl Bleu up after this movie needs to be studied continuously until the end of time because what the fuck.
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Goated soundtrack
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+ Natalie portman + Soundtrack – Zach braff
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I remember first watching this around 2020 when I was still experimenting with my music taste. This movies soundtrack is about 50% of who I am right now 6 years later. Meh movie though!
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zach braff takes advantage of mentally disabled manic pixie dream portman …but that thievery corporation doe 😏😏
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i thought it was good but i didn’t get the ending so much
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This gets better every time I watch it, although I am concerned with how much I have started to love this movie.
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first stage of grief: the shins i actually love this movie
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I enjoyed this a lot, I wish they still made movies like this ! It showed that being fun and weird is always the answer which I agree with… and fuck them meds
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up until the second to last minute i was going to give this 2 stars but then the last minute was rly good so im satisfied with the ending god watching 2 awkward people make out is so hard to watch
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Zack Braff writing directing producing and starring in his own film where he plays ‘detached fucked up guy with childhood trauma’ and then pulls Natalie Portman It was fine.
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really good if you’re actually watching it and not conversing about other things
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Just nat being the best
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Oh man the soundtrack was insane. I saw this because of “Lebanese Blonde” song, I love that track with all my heart. I liked weirdness of characters so much. Natalie Portman is a killer, is she? I really enjoyed this film, looking forward to see more work of this director.
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uwu type cringe
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Continues to be exactly what I need. I’ve always watched this movie alone but this time watched with beautiful people, maybe the way it’s supposed to be enjoyed.
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It was aight. It didn’t really stick out to me.
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Garden State is a weird film that has me wondering about the odd combination Braff’s intelligence and intuition. He seems to intuit a really interesting story of social decay, but instead of concluding it as a tragedy or a call to action he suggests we should just accept it because it is what it is. The film ends happily, and dumbly, with a celebration of its characters sinking into the darkness. BIZARRE ALSO THE NATALIE PORTMAN CHARACTER IS TOTALLY POINTLESS AND PERHAPS INCAPABLE OF CONSENT (does she have a developmental disorder?). SHE ACTIVELY HARMS THE FILM FOR EXISTING IN IT. D
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I’m gonna start hating every single human being on Earth who hates this movie. This is my Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind or, like, 10 Things I Hate About You i loved it
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მე მაინც მგონია რო ის ქალი მოკლეს. ამდენი კოცნებიც არიყო საჭირო. გავიცინეთ გვეყო. ზაზუნების იდეას მივესალმები. სხვა მხრივ, დასასრული ლოგიკური იყო (და ვაღიარებ რო მე რაღაც კატასტროფას ველოდი მაგალითად იმას რო ლითიუმის კარბონატის მიღებას რო შეწყვეტდა ისევ anger issues დაუბრუნდებოდა ამ კაცს (რა ერქვა საერთოდაც?) და მოკლავდა სამანტას ან იმავე bath tube ში ჩაახრჩობდა , კრჩ ჩემს ფანტაზიას რა დალევს) ხოდა ეგარი და გორის ციხე მარა თუ ვინმემ იცით garden state რა არის და რატო ქვია let me know, გეთაყვათ.
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Extra stars for the killer sound track
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Not bad great soundtrack love Zach braff
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assolutamente nessuna ragione per cui qualcuno dovrebbe indossare una maglietta con scritto i love newark
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gosh i did like this a lot i also sometimes found sam really irritating but then liked her and andrew as a pair his face was hard to look at sometimes too but i did find it emotional and inspiring boy i did like it i think but im more surprised so many people hate it
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As a “New Slang” by the Shins fan… I liked this movie a lot
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idk why this gets so much hate, i thought it was charming however, i will say that zach braff has an EXTREMELY punchable face
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oh my gosh what a fucking movie dude. this was so comforting and so so so amazing. not to mention the amazing soundtrack like holy crap. sam really reminds me of my ex hit home a lot
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It’s perfect. Comfort movie, super funny. Surprisingly has a 3.5 star average on this app, I guess people are just STUPID and don’t understand this masterpiece.
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“Si no te ríes de ti, la vida se te hace demasiado larga”… Y esos filtros de twilight?? No pero de pana que película tan buena ✨
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mad i didn’t watch this sooner because omg i love it
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why the fuck was bilbo in this movie?
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Could definitely resonate with the main character. Sam was really sweet. Crazy that I used to frequent the hardware store in this movie all the time as a kid.
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Honestly surprised with how much this still holds up. What an incredible soundtrack too. Kinda makes you wonder where Zach Braff’s acting and directing career would’ve gone if he didn’t get the big head after the success of this film.
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amazing I love Natalie portmans character (Sam) and how fun she was in this film
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my mom recommended my brother and me this movie. i think about if the same emotions i felt rushed through her when she first watched this. like smelling the morning dew after a stormy night and getting your pants wet in the grass because you thought you’d strike a growth spurt by now. then you walk inside and the room is warm- from the bodies enclosed in one space and shutting the cold out. The room never changed its temperature. it feels warmer because you’ve been through colder. loved loved love love this movie.
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Zach Braff is such an underrated actor
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Was I the only one waiting for the plane to crash at the end
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i actually couldn’t care less abt his problems
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why does zach braff have the same music taste as me
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esec natalis gamo vnaxe mara dzaan cutobaa
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eve dönüp eski hayatıyla yüzleşirken yeni biriyle tanışmasının karakteri yavaş yavaş açmasını sevdim
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JJules 6 月 16, 2004
At 9th Annual Nantucket Film Festival at Dreamland. Zero 7 In the Waiting Line on a couch. Thievery Corporation Lebanese Blonde. Nick Drake One of These Things First. Nutella everywhere.
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Director
- Zach Braff
- Writer
- Zach Braff
- Studio
- Camelot Pictures, Jersey Films, Double Feature Films, Large's Ark Productions
- Country
- USA
- Language
- English
- Year
- 2004
- Runtime
- 102 mins
- USA16 Jan 2004
- USA28 Jul 2004
- USA20 Aug 2004
- Greece21 Sep 2004
- Trinidad and Tobago22 Sep 2004
- Lebanon14 Oct 2004
- Poland05 Nov 2004
- Norway19 Nov 2004
- Romania23 Nov 2004
- New Zealand25 Nov 2004
- Sweden26 Nov 2004
- South Africa03 Dec 2004
- UK10 Dec 2004
- Chile23 Dec 2004
- United Arab Emirates05 Jan 2005
- Belgium12 Jan 2005
- Netherlands13 Jan 2005
- Bulgaria04 Feb 2005
- Portugal10 Feb 2005
- Finland11 Feb 2005
- Argentina12 Mar 2005
- Mexico24 Mar 2005
- Spain01 Apr 2005
- Iceland08 Apr 2005
- France20 Apr 2005
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