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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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

20048.11h 48m

Overview

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.

Directed by Michel Gondry
Written by Michel Gondry, Charlie Kaufman, Pierre Bismuth
Produced by Anthony Bregman, Steve Golin
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $72.3M

Top Cast

Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey

Joel Barish

Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

Clementine Kruczynski

Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Dunst

Mary

Mark Ruffalo

Mark Ruffalo

Stan

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Patrick

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Dr. Mierzwiak

Jane Adams

Jane Adams

Carrie

David Cross

David Cross

Rob

Deirdre O'Connell

Deirdre O'Connell

Hollis

Thomas Jay Ryan

Thomas Jay Ryan

Frank

Themes & Keywords

new york cityregretjealousydeja vuamnesiadreamsoperationrelationship problemslovememorybrainwashingrelationshipheartbreaknonlinear timeline2000smemory manipulationpsychological dramaenchant

About Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a science fiction, drama, romance film released in 2004 exploring themes of new york city, regret, jealousy, deja vu, amnesia, dreams. Directed by Michel Gondry, it stars Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst. 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.

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