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After a painful breakup, Clementine (Kate Winslet) undergoes a procedure to erase memories of her former boyfriend Joel (Jim Carrey) from her mind. When Joel discovers that Clementine is going to extremes to forget their relationship, he undergoes the same procedure and slowly begins to forget the woman that he loved. Directed by former music video director Michel Gondry, the visually arresting film explores the intricacy of relationships and the pain of loss.

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Propelled by Charlie Kaufman's smart, imaginative script and Michel Gondry's equally daring directorial touch, Eternal Sunshine is a twisty yet heartfelt look at relationships and heartache.

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Adam Kempenaar Filmspotting ...giving us an ending that is more painfully honest and, as a result, more romantic. Rated: 5/5 Mar 16, 2024 Full Review Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Wael Khairy RogerEbert.com It is a film that demands the presence of thoughts we put aside when surrounded by people, things we only think about when we're alone, buried in everlasting thoughts. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is the rarest of all films... Sep 28, 2022 Full Review Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Rotten Tomatoes (3) K. Austin Collins Vanity Fair It's a surprising, clever sci-fi twist, even as the relationship drama it dredges up doesn't feel at all like science fiction. Mar 26, 2019 Full Review Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Dave Giannini InSession Film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is one of the purest examinations of love, and it never pulls any punches. Feb 20, 2024 Full Review Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Jeffrey Peterson Indie Film Minute We’re quick to run to love, away from it, to spur it on, or move on from it. In no other film is this more clear than Michel Gondry’s Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind. Sep 1, 2023 Full Review Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand The wacky sight gags and psycho-drama slapstick is tinged with melancholy and regret ... May 6, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Lue one of the greatest films. finally saw it on theaters. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/01/22 Full Review Mr. Hollywood Great film. From story to pacing to images. This is one of those films that shows how original films make the best movies. From the pacing to the individual shots all contributing to the film as a whole. Four out of four stars. Amazing. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/30/22 Full Review Eboni I’m only eighteen. Don’t watch a whole lotta movies. This one came out when I was one, and I always saw people go on about it when I would look for new movies on Instagram or something like that. It was on Netflix, but I didn’t watch it on there. Peaked my interest, and today it came out for an anniversary or something in theaters. Beautiful film. Many twists I didn’t expect. Dope cinematography. Kate Winslet is beautiful, and her and Jim Carrey were pretty hilarious throughout. It was endearing to see a woman call out a man for his romantic projections, and him to acknowledge doing such and wanting to change. Much love. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/29/22 Full Review Audience Member It's a perfect depiction of love and all its flaws. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/25/24 Full Review Sophie T Throughout this film Michel Gondry uses different techniques that differ from the more traditional Hollywood film. For example, as memories fade, the faces of the people fade while he’s pushing through a dark hallway was only the camera lighting his face. It feels like it’s very informal filming using just a handheld camera. This makes it obvious that you are watching a movie unlike the techniques and other movies that want you to forget you’re watching a movie. Sometimes the memories and disoriented confuse the timeline for the audience, but I think it mostly was summed up at the end. It’s definitely one of those movies that you understand more the second time you watch it. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/23/24 Full Review Veronica T I love this movie. It’s not my favorite film, and I am not usually one for romantic movies but this one I have a soft spot for. The story follows Joel and Clementine after they go through a tough break up of their relationship. After Joel finds out that Clementine underwent a procedure to erase memories of him from her mind, he chooses to do the same. While his memories start to disappear he realizes that he does not want to lose the good memories and moments they shared. Michel Gondry does a good job with the imaginative vision and stylistic direction he chose to take this in. The movie is full of these cute dream-like sequences where he walks into memories and they collapse and blend into each other. The sets are expertly done and flip in an instant and reflect the emotional depth of the moment. While Kate Winslet has been in one of the most well known Romantic movies, I think Jim Carrey steals the show and shows such emotional depth and dramatic range that he is not typically known for.A potential downside for viewers could be that the plot line is not very linear and could be confusing if nondirect storylines are difficult for you to follow. The film is meant to go through a series of different memories and those events are fragments of moments and while the moments are not necessarily in order, they do allow the viewer to become more intimate with Joel. The walk is long and difficult, but the walk down memory lane shows us why Joel and Clementine fell in love and the walk is well worth it. The movie is chaotic but beautiful and gives a unique perspective on the end and grief of relationships and the complexity of human emotions. It’s a different kind of love story, not necessarily with the happy ending we are used to, but isn’t that life? Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/22/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Michel Gondry Director Jim Carrey Joel Barish Kate Winslet Clementine Kruczynski Kirsten Dunst Mary Mark Ruffalo Stan Elijah Wood Patrick
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Synopsis After a painful breakup, Clementine (Kate Winslet) undergoes a procedure to erase memories of her former boyfriend Joel (Jim Carrey) from her mind. When Joel discovers that Clementine is going to extremes to forget their relationship, he undergoes the same procedure and slowly begins to forget the woman that he loved. Directed by former music video director Michel Gondry, the visually arresting film explores the intricacy of relationships and the pain of loss.

Director
Michel Gondry

Producer
Anthony Bregman, Steve Golin

Screenwriter
Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry

Distributor
Focus Features

Production Co
Anonymous Content, Focus Features, Blue Ruin, This Is That Productions

Rating
R (Some Drug Content|Language|Some Sexual Content)

Genre
Romance, Sci-Fi

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 19, 2004, Original

Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 12, 2014

Box Office (Gross USA)
$34.1M

Runtime
1h 48m

Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, Surround

Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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