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Garden State
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Not age appropriate for kids under 16, age appropriate for kids over 17; suggested age 16. -
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Common Sense says
Smart drama for mature older teens and up.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 16–17
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What Parents Need to Know
About Garden State
Parents need to know that this movie has extensive substance abuse. Characters smoke, drink, and take a lot of drugs. There are brief but explicit sex scenes and many sexual references, including a young man who is unhappy about his mother's affair with a younger man. Characters use very strong language and engage in risky and foolish behavior. There is a discussion of suicide and mental illness. One character is a thief. A strength of the movie is its positive portrayal of a person with a disability.
Read our full review by Nell Minow
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about why it was so difficult for Largeman to talk to his father. Why was it important to the story that his father is a psychiatrist?
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- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
I cried I laughed but not at the same time
This movie was very good and i thought the beggining was a little iffy but it just kept getting better and had some sad parts(aka hamster)and tons of funny ones. If you want something that will change your life watch this or listen to some of The Shins.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Great!
An amazing film, but it really earns its R-rating, I had to skip two or three scenes throughout.
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- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
One of the best movies I've seen in awhile..
"Garden State" is the story of a young man feeling responsible for his mother's death who returns home to New Jersey (hence the title) for a weekend visit. Numbed by drugs his father prescribed since a young age, Andrew Largeman slowly regains his sense of feelings as he meets up with a cast of quirky and very belivable characters, one of which with he shares a powerful romance. The story will make you think, the direction is beautiful and interesting, and the emotion may just as long make you cry and laugh along. It's a great first movie for writer/director Zach Braff, who also stars as Largeman. As for kids, this is NOT a family film. Most of the jokes, allusions (both literal and metaphorical), sexual content, drug use and ideas captured are far too over kid's heads. I highly reccomend this movie to mature young teens, older teens and adults for a good dose of one of those rare "gem of a movies". You won't regret it.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
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