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.

2004108 min8.1 / 10

A haunting, introspective meditation on love, loss, and memory that uses science fiction as a vehicle for exploring the painful paradox of wanting to forget someone you still love.

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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