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Garden State
He couldn't cry at his own mom's funeral. Turns out numb isn't the same as not caring.
Who it's for
Andrew comes home for his mother's funeral and feels almost nothing, which validates viewers who are frightened by their own flatness after a loss.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Garden State is a 2004 comedy-drama written and directed by Zach Braff, who stars as Andrew Largeman, a struggling actor in Los Angeles who has been medicated since childhood. When his mother dies, he returns to his New Jersey hometown for the funeral, reconnects with old friends, and meets Sam, a young woman he opens up to about his past.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: A parent's death and drug use.
Age: Rated R (Common Sense age not verified)
Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Joy and Sorrow”
