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title: 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michel Gondry'
released: '2004-03-09'
runtime_minutes: 104
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/eternal-sunshine-of-the-spotless-mind-2004'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338013/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

2004 · R · 104 min · Fantasy, Science Fiction, Comedy, Romance, Drama · United States

Part of: BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century

## Synopsis

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 American science fiction romantic comedy-drama film directed by Michel Gondry and written by Charlie Kaufman from a story by Gondry, Kaufman, and Pierre Bismuth. It stars Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet as a couple who undergo memory erasure after they break up. Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood and Tom Wilkinson appear in supporting roles. The title of the film is a quotation from the 1717 poem Eloisa to Abelard by Alexander Pope. It uses elements of psychological drama and science fiction and a nonlinear narrative to explore the nature of memory and love.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michel Gondry](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-gondry)
- **Screenplay:** [Michel Gondry](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-gondry), [Charlie Kaufman](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-kaufman), [Pierre Bismuth](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-bismuth)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jon Brion](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-brion)
- **Producer:** [Steve Golin](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-golin), [Anthony Bregman](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-bregman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ellen Kuras](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellen-kuras)
- **Editor:** [Valdís Óskarsdóttir](https://cinepixo.com/people/valdis-oskarsdottir)

## Cast

- [Jane Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-adams)
- [Tom Wilkinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-wilkinson)
- [Kate Winslet](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-winslet) as Clementine Kruczynski
- [Jim Carrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-carrey) as Joel Barish
- [David Cross](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-cross)
- [Mark Ruffalo](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-ruffalo)
- [Ellen Pompeo](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellen-pompeo)
- [Thomas Jay Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-jay-ryan)
- [Deirdre O'Connell](https://cinepixo.com/people/deirdre-o-connell-2)
- [Gerry Robert Byrne](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerry-robert-byrne)
- [Kirsten Dunst](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirsten-dunst)
- [Elijah Wood](https://cinepixo.com/people/elijah-wood)

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Official site: http://www.eternalsunshine.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/eternal-sunshine-of-the-spotless-mind-2004
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