Storyline
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
Method Man, Jackie Hoffman, Denis O'Hare, Michael Weston, Christopher Carley, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Ian Holm, Geoffrey Arend, Joe Bacino, Jean Smart, Ato Essandoh, Armando Riesco, George C. Wolfe, Jayne Houdyshell, Amy Ferguson, Jim Parsons, Austin Lysy, Gary Gilbert, Wynter Kullman, Zach Braff, Alex Burns, Ron Leibman, Ann Dowd, Trisha LaFache, Jill Flint, Debbon Ayer, Yvette Mercedes, Soara-Joye Ross, Seth Michael May, Kenneth Graymez, Ryan B. Moschetti, Tracey Antosiweicz, Ice, Magoo, Janine Strafaci, Kurt Siegelin
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Reviews
80
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
It's a hilarious and heartfelt ode to twentysomething angst. Braff has himself a winner.
75
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.
