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.

Directed by Michel Gondry

Produced by Focus Features, Anonymous Content

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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  • Is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.

  • Is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 98% of films.

  • Is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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