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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004
· Movie
· 108 min
A
MEANRANK
87/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #55
- IMDb #81
- Google retired #591
- Rotten Tomatoes #190
- Metacritic #78
- Letterboxd #172
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #601
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #131
- Metacritic Critics #212
- Metacritic Audience #37
- Douban #295
- Kinopoisk #238
- AlloCiné #182
- Trakt #104
Every rating
80–94
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 80, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 94.
See the most agreed on films →A couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories after a painful breakup. The process unfolds inside the man’s mind, and as he relives their relationship backwards, he rediscovers their love and desperately tries to hide her in the recesses of his memory to save their connection.
Details
- Director
- Michel Gondry
- Writers
- Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Pierre Bismuth
- Studio
- Focus Features, Anonymous Content, This is that
- Released
- 19 March 2004
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $20.0M
- Box office
- $72.3M
- Awards
- 19 wins, 43 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 62 →19 wins from 62 nominations across 55 ceremonies
| Best Actor 2004 | Best Actor | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role 2004 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role – Musical or Comedy 2004 | Best Actor in a Leading Role – Musical or Comedy | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
| Best Actress 2004 | Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Nominee |
| Best Actress in Leading Role 2004 | Best Actress in Leading Role | Kate Winslet | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role 2004 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Kate Winslet | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role – Musical or Comedy 2004 | Best Actress in a Leading Role – Musical or Comedy | Kate Winslet | Nominee |
| Best American Film 2004 | Best American Film | Michel Gondry | Nominee |
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Best Screenplay – Original
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Screenplay – Original | Pierre Bismuth, Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman | Winner |
| Best Screenplay – Original | Charlie Kaufman | Winner |
Best Screenplay
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry and Pierre Bismuth (tied with Shaun of the Dead ) | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Charlie Kaufman | Nominee |
Deauville Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| "Première" Audience Award | Michel Gondry | Winner |
| Grand Special Prize | Michel Gondry | Nominee |
Best British Actress
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best British Actress | Kate Winslet | Winner |
Best Cast
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cast | Winner |
Best Cinematography
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Ellen Kuras | Winner |
Best Editing
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Editing | Valdís Óskarsdóttir | Winner |
Best Film of the Decade (awarded in 2009)
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film of the Decade (awarded in 2009) | Winner |
Best Original Screenplay
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Pierre Bismuth, Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman | Winner |
Best Sci–Fi Film
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Sci–Fi Film | Charlie Kaufman | Winner |
Best Screenplay Original
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay Original | Charlie Kaufman | Winner |
Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features – Dialogue & ADR
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features – Dialogue & ADR | Eugene Gearty, Hal Levinsohn, Marissa Littlefield, Fred Rosenberg and Philip Stockton | Winner |
British Actress of the Year
1 nomination, 1 won
| British Actress of the Year | Kate Winslet (tied with Eva Birthistle for Ae Fond Kiss... ) | Winner |
Celebrate New York Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Celebrate New York Award | Michel Gondry | Winner |
Flanders International Film Festival Ghent
1 nomination, 1 won
| Youth Jury Award | Michel Gondry | Winner |
Movie of the Year
1 nomination, 1 won
| Movie of the Year | Charlie Kaufman | Winner |
Santa Barbara Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance Award | Kate Winslet | Winner |
Screenwriter of the Year
1 nomination, 1 won
| Screenwriter of the Year | Charlie Kaufman | Winner |
Best Film
3 nominations
| Best Film | Anthony Bregman and Steve Golin | Nominee |
| Best Film | Michel Gondry | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee |
Best Foreign Film
3 nominations
| Best Foreign Film | Nominee | |
| Best Foreign Film | Michel Gondry | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Film | Anthony Bregman and Steve Golin | Nominee |
Best Actor
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
Best Actor in a Leading Role
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
Best Actor in a Leading Role – Musical or Comedy
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Leading Role – Musical or Comedy | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
Best Actress
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Nominee |
Best Actress in Leading Role
1 nomination
| Best Actress in Leading Role | Kate Winslet | Nominee |
Best Actress in a Leading Role
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Kate Winslet | Nominee |
Best Actress in a Leading Role – Musical or Comedy
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Leading Role – Musical or Comedy | Kate Winslet | Nominee |
Best American Film
1 nomination
| Best American Film | Michel Gondry | Nominee |
Best DVD Special Edition Release
1 nomination
| Best DVD Special Edition Release | Nominee |
Best Director
1 nomination
| Best Director | Michel Gondry | Nominee |
Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form
1 nomination
| Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form | Michel Gondry, Charlie Kaufman, and Pierre Bismuth | Nominee |
Best Edited Feature Film – Musical or Comedy
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film – Musical or Comedy | Valdís Óskarsdóttir | Nominee |
Best Film – Musical or Comedy
1 nomination
| Best Film – Musical or Comedy | Nominee |
Best Foreign Film – English Language
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film – English Language | Michel Gondry | Nominee |
Best Non–European Film
1 nomination
| Best Non–European Film | Michel Gondry | Nominee |
Best Original Score
1 nomination
| Best Original Score | Jon Brion | Nominee |
Best Original Soundtrack of the Year
1 nomination
| Best Original Soundtrack of the Year | Jon Brion | Nominee |
Best Score Soundtrack Album – Film, Television or Other Visual Media
1 nomination
| Best Score Soundtrack Album – Film, Television or Other Visual Media | Jon Brion | Nominee |
Best Script
1 nomination
| Best Script | Charlie Kaufman and Michel Gondry | Nominee |
Best Visual Effects
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects | Michele Ferrone and Louis Morin | Nominee |
Best Writer
1 nomination
| Best Writer | Charlie Kaufman | Nominee |
Director of the Year
1 nomination
| Director of the Year | Michel Gondry | Nominee |
Discovery of the Year
1 nomination
| Discovery of the Year | Jon Brion | Nominee |
Excellence in Costume Design – Contemporary Film
1 nomination
| Excellence in Costume Design – Contemporary Film | Melissa Toth | Nominee |
Excellence in Production Design – Contemporary Film
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design – Contemporary Film | Hinju Kim, Dan Leigh, Scott Murphy and David Stein | Nominee |
Favorite Leading Lady
1 nomination
| Favorite Leading Lady | Kate Winslet | Nominee |
Favorite Leading Man
1 nomination
| Favorite Leading Man | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
Favorite Motion Picture
1 nomination
| Favorite Motion Picture | Nominee |
Favorite On–Screen Chemistry
1 nomination
| Favorite On–Screen Chemistry | Kate Winslet and Jim Carrey | Nominee |
Film of the Year
1 nomination
| Film of the Year | Nominee |
Grand Prix
1 nomination
| Grand Prix | Nominee |
Most Original Trailer Award
1 nomination
| Most Original Trailer Award | Nominee |
Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role
1 nomination
| Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Kate Winslet | Nominee |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement – International Film
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement – International Film | Michel Gondry | Nominee |
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects – Motion Picture
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects – Motion Picture | Mark Dornfeld and Louis Morin | Nominee |