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Broken Flowers
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Broken Flowers is a 2005 English-language comedy-drama film directed by Jim Jarmusch, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Sara Driver. The movie stars Bill Murray, Jeffrey Wright, Sharon Stone, and Frances Conroy. It was produced by Focus Features, Bac Films, and Five Roses, with cinematography by Frederick Elmes and music by Mulatu Astatke. The narrative is set in New Jersey, where filming also took place.
The film has a runtime of 106 minutes and carries an R rating. Its budget was 10,000,000, and it grossed between 46,720,491 and 47,329,961 in box office revenue. Critical reception included a 7.1 rating from IMDb with 109,962 votes, an 87% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and a Metascore of 79. It received the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for a European Film Award for Best Non-European Film.
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Film · TMDB
6.9An introverted man receives an anonymous letter from an ex-lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. A freelance sleuth neighbor motivates the man to embark on a cross-country search for his past flames, seeking answers.
Cast
- Bill Murray as Don Johnston
- Sharon Stone as Laura
- Jessica Lange as Carmen
- Tilda Swinton as Penny
- Frances Conroy as Dora
- Alexis Dziena as Lolita
Themes
- unsociability
- midlife crisis
- bachelor
- amateur detective
- ex-boyfriend
- ex-girlfriend
- veterinarian
- anonymous letter
- it-expert
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
109,962 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
Metacritic
79/100
- Year
- 2005
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Mystery
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 5 wins & 14 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Jim Jarmusch
- Written by
- Jim Jarmusch
- Based on
- An idea, by Bill Raden Sara Driver
- Produced by
- Jon Kilik , Stacey Smith
- Starring
- Bill Murray Jeffrey Wright Sharon Stone Frances Conroy Jessica Lange Tilda Swinton Julie Delpy Mark Webber Chloë Sevigny Christopher McDonald Alexis Dziena
- Cinematography
- Frederick Elmes
- Edited by
- Jay Rabinowitz
- Music by
- Mulatu Astatke
- Production companies
- Five Roses, BAC Films
- Distributed by
- Focus Features (United States), BAC Films Distribution (France)
- Release dates
- May 16, 2005 ( 2005-05-16 ) ( Cannes ) August 5, 2005 ( 2005-08-05 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 101 minutes
- Countries
- United States, France
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $10 million
- Box office
- $47.3 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Jim Jarmusch
- Screenwriter
- Sara Driver
- Cast member
- Pell James
- Composer
- Mulatu Astatke
- Production company
- Focus Features
- Cinematographer
- Frederick Elmes
- Narrative location
- New Jersey
- Filming location
- New Jersey
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 239167
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- brokenflowersmovie.com
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- title
- Broken Flowers
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 87%
- capital cost
- 10000000
- box office
- 13744960
- publication date
- 2005-09-08
Sources (15)
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Encyclopedic overview
Broken Flowers is a 2005 French-American comedy-drama film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch and produced by Jon Kilik and Stacey Smith. The film focuses on an aging "Don Juan" who embarks on a cross-country journey to track down four of his former lovers after receiving an anonymous letter stating that he has a son. The film stars Bill Murray, Jeffrey Wright, Sharon Stone, Frances Conroy, Jessica Lange, Tilda Swinton, Julie Delpy, Mark Webber, Chloë Sevigny, Christopher McDonald, and Alexis Dziena.
The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival and won the Grand Prix. It received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $47.3 million worldwide on a $10 million budget.
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