Garden State
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
- Worldwide
- $27M
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Cast
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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.
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Box Office & Release
Garden State returned 10.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $3M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $27M
- Release date
- Jul 28, 2004
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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