Garden State Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Feb. 5, 2011

Garden State

Release Date: Friday, August 20, 2004

Director: Zach Braff

Starring: Natalie Portman • Zach Braff • Ian Holm • Pamela Abdy • Geoffrey Arend

R Comedy 1 hr, 49 m

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: When Andrew Largeman (Zach Braff) returns to his hometown in New Jersey for the first time in 10 years to attend his mother's funeral, he is reconnected with the world he left behind, and meets a girl, Samantha (Natalie Portman), who may change his life forever. Having recently stopped taking the powerful antidepressants he had been prescribed for years, Largeman's journey of self-discovery prompted by his return causes him to have a more healthy rediscovery of himself, which includes confronting his psychologist father (Ian Holm) and helping Samantha through her own psychological issues.

Comedy Drama Romance

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Garden State.

Natalie Portman
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace , My Blueberry Nights
Zach Braff
French Girl, Chicken Little
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Ian Holm
Ratatouille, Alien: The Director's Cut
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Pamela Abdy
G
Geoffrey Arend
Devil, Save the Date
A
Aunjanue Ellis
Ray, Freedomland
G
Gary Gilbert
J
Jayne Houdyshell
The Humans, Causeway
J
Jim Parsons
Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies, Hidden Figures
Peter Sarsgaard
September 5, The Bride!

Crew Behind the Film

The Garden State behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Zach Braff last directed A Good Person and Going in Style. The film's writer Zach Braff last wrote A Good Person and Wish I Was Here.

Director: Zach Braff
Screenwriter: Zach Braff
Producers: Pamela Abdy
Danny DeVito
Gary Gilbert
Dan Halsted
Jordan Horowitz

Studio: Searchlight Pictures
Production Companies: —

Production Details

What we know about the Garden State movie production.

Production Updates for Garden State

Dec 2004

Completed

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for language, drug use, and a scene of sexuality
Runtime: 1 hr, 49 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Release Dates

When was the film released?

Garden State was released in on Friday, August 20, 2004. There were 6 other movies released on the same date, including Without a Paddle, Mean Creek and Open Water.

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Added Gary Gilbert to the credits

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Added the soundtrack release date of August 10, 2004

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