Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

"You can erase someone from your mind. Getting them out of your heart is another story."

2004 1h 48m EN

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8.1

BANGER

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93%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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METACRITIC

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8.3

IMDB

★8.1TMDB · 16,809🍅93%Rotten Tomatoes●89Metacritic★8.3IMDB · 1,166,070

Science FictionDramaRomance

Synopsis

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Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.

“You can erase someone from your mind. Getting them out of your heart is another story.”

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Cast

Jim Carrey
Joel Barish
Kate Winslet
Clementine Kruczynski
Kirsten Dunst
Mary
Mark Ruffalo
Stan
Elijah Wood
Patrick
Tom Wilkinson
Dr. Mierzwiak
Jane Adams
Carrie
David Cross
Rob

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michel Gondry
Writers: Michel Gondry, Charlie Kaufman, Charlie Kaufman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 3.6× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michel Gondry, shot by Ellen Kuras. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jon Brion. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Valdís Óskarsdóttir shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet and Kirsten Dunst carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "You can erase someone from your mind. Getting them out of your heart is another story.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0338013 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michel Gondry directs. Ellen Kuras behind the camera. Jon Brion scores. Valdís Óskarsdóttir cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.6× over at the box office.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Directed by Michel Gondry, shot by Ellen Kuras. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Jon Brion. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Valdís Óskarsdóttir shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet and Kirsten Dunst carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "You can erase someone from your mind. Getting them out of your heart is another story.".
8IMDB entry: tt0338013 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
916,809 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
10Classified under 18 themes, including "new york city", "regret", "jealousy", "deja vu".
11Released under 57 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ellen Kuras
Original score: Jon Brion
Editing: Valdís Óskarsdóttir
Production design: Dan Leigh
Costume design: Melissa Toth
Makeup / hair: Allen Weisinger
VFX supervisor: Louis Morin
Sound: Eugene Gearty
Stunt coordinator: Brian Smyj
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $20,000,000
Box office: $72,258,126
Return: 361% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes: 93% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 89/100
IMDB rating: 8.3/10 · 1,166,070 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 73 wins & 111 nominations total

Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

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Andres Gomez2015-02-10
★ 8/10
Fresh and surprising with great script, dialogues and cut. The cast is also fantastic.
Wuchak2019-11-20
★ 8/10
Inventive drama/romance with Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet and so much more A man (Jim Carrey) discovers that his babe (Kate Winslet) had her memory of their relationship removed via the medical procedures of an innovative company. He decides to get the surgery as well, but as the technicians (Mark Ruffalo & Elijah Wood) conduct the procedure he changes his mind! Can he escape with his memory intact and possibly save the relationship? Tom Wilkinson plays the doctor and Kirsten Dunst the secretary. “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” (2004) is a drama/sci-fi/romance hybrid that’s so confusing during its first half that it fails to captivate (and is even annoying) but, if you persevere, everything starts making sense by the midpoint, ushering in an entertaining and insightful second half. The movie’s depth naturally makes it improve on repeat viewings wherein it’s more understandable as you put the pieces together. Viewers who complain that a certain person is too dramatic, selfish and high maintenance to put up with for more than a month didn’t get the closing moral, which is both true and profound: Couples can (and should) realize the flaws of their mate, which they genuinely don't like, but it's "Okay." That's true love. There are also unexpected peripheral gems on unethical behavior in a supposedly professional environment, secret relationships, discarding unwanted skeletons, and more. Lastly, curvy, vivacious Winslet shines and it’s nice to see Carrey in a serious role. The film runs 1 hour, 48 minutes, and was shot in the New York City area (Yonkers, Montauk, Mount Vernon, Manhattan and Brooklyn). GRADE: A-
LovingStory2021-02-17
★ 10/10
This was one of the first movies I really loved. Some moments are especially beautiful and I appreciate the folks who put in the labor to make this. Thank you