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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindis a 2004 Americanscience fictionromantic drama filmdirected byMichel Gondry,based onCharlie Kaufman's screenplay developed from a story by Gondry, Kaufman, andPierre Bismuth.StarringJim CarreyandKate Winslet,along with supporting roles fromKirsten Dunst,Mark Ruffalo,Elijah Wood,andTom Wilkinson,it follows two individuals who undergo amemory erasureprocedure to forget each other after the dissolution of their romantic relationship. The title of the film is a quotation from the 1717 poemEloisa to AbelardbyAlexander Pope.It uses elements ofpsychological drama,science fiction, and anonlinear narrativeto explore the nature of memory and love.[1]

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Cinema release poster
Directed byMichel Gondry
Screenplay byCharlie Kaufman
Story by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEllen Kuras
Edited byValdís Óskarsdóttir
Music byJon Brion
Production
companies
Distributed byFocus Features
Release date
  • March 19, 2004(2004-03-19)(United States)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million
Box office$74 million

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindopened in cinemas in the United States on March 19, 2004, to widespread acclaim from critics and audiences, who hailed the visual style, editing, writing, score, themes, Gondry’s direction, and the performances of the cast, especially Carrey and Winslet. The film was a box office success, grossing $74 million on a $20 million budget, and was named by theAmerican Film Instituteone of the Top 10 Films of 2004.[2]At the77th Academy Awards,Bismuth, Gondry and Kaufman won theAcademy Award for Best Original Screenplay,and Winslet received a nomination for theAcademy Award for Best Actress.

In the years since its release, the film has become acult classic;[3]it is considered by some critics as being one of the best films of the 2000s.[4]The film has been the inspiration behind several music projects, such asJay Electronica's 2007 piece "Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge)",Bastille’s 2022 single "Remind Me" andAriana Grande's 2024 albumEternal Sunshine.

Plot

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Joel Barish discovers that his estranged girlfriend, Clementine Kruczynski, has undergone a procedure to have her memories of himerasedby the New York City firm Lacuna. Heartbroken, he decides to undergo the same procedure. In preparation, he records a tape recounting his memories of their volatile relationship.

The Lacuna employees work on Joel's brain as he sleeps in his apartment so that he will wake up with no memory of the procedure. One employee, Patrick, leaves to see Clementine. Since her procedure, he has been using Joel's and Clementine's memories as a guide for seducing her. While the procedure runs on Joel's brain, the technician, Stan, and the secretary, Mary, take drugs, party and have sex.

Joel re-experiences his memories of Clementine as they are erased, starting with their last fight. As he reaches earlier, happier memories, he realizes that he does not want to forget her. His mental projection of Clementine suggests that Joel hides her in memories that do not involve her. This halts the procedure, but Stan calls his Boss, Howard, who arrives and restarts it. Joel comes to his last remaining memory of Clementine: the day they first met, on a beach inMontauk.As the memory crumbles around them, Clementine tells Joel to meet her in Montauk.

In Joel's apartment, while Stan is outside, Mary tells Howard she is in love with him and they kiss. Howard's wife arrives and sees them through the window. Furious, she tells Howard to tell Mary the truth: that Mary and Howard previously had an affair, and that Mary had her memories erased. Disgusted, Mary steals the Lacuna records and mails them to the patients, including Joel and Clementine.

Joel wakes up, his memories of Clementine erased. He impulsively goes to Montauk and accidentally meets Clementine on the train ride home. They are drawn to one another, and go on a date to the frozenCharles Riverin Boston. Joel drives Clementine home and Patrick sees the two of them, realizing they have found each other again. Joel and Clementine receive their Lacuna records and listen to their tapes. They are shocked by the bitter memories they had of each other and almost separate again, but agree to try again.

Cast

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Jim Carrey(top) in 2008, andKate Winsletin 2007
  • Jim Carreyas Joel Barish: A bookish introvert who enters a two-year relationship with Clementine Kruczynski. After their relationship ends, Clementine erases Joel from her memory, and he erases her from his mind in response.Charlie Kaufmandepicted Joel with some of his autobiographical personality traits.[5]Producers cast Carrey against type for his role as Joel,[5]selecting him for his everyday appearance, as well as his comedic ability. According to Gondry, this was because "It's hard to be funny. It's far easier to take someone really funny and bring them down than do the opposite."[6]To induce Carrey, an actor who typically portrayed high-energy roles, to portray a restrained character, Gondry would not allow him to improvise, a restriction he did not place on the other cast members (Carrey objected).[7]Gondry also put Carrey off balance by giving misleading orders or by rolling the camera at the wrong time. Gondry believed this would make Carrey forget what he should do to be Joel, allowing him to go in character.[5]In the 2017NetflixdocumentaryJim & Andy,Carrey mentions a conversation with Gondry one year before shooting began forEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,shortly after Carrey had a breakup with an unspecified woman.[8]Gondry saw that Carrey's emotional state at the time was "so beautiful, so broken" that he asked him to stay that way for one year to fit the character. In the documentary, Carrey commented, "That's how fucked up this business is."[9][10]Nicolas Cagewas Gondry's original choice to play Joel,[7]but Cage was unavailable as he was in high demand from independent directors after his performance inLeaving Las Vegas.[6]
  • Kate Winsletas Clementine Kruczynski: A spontaneous extrovert who, after breaking up with him after a two-year relationship, erases Joel Barish from her mind. Producers cast Winslet against type for her part as Clementine,[5]as Winslet had previously featured heavily in period pieces.[11]She received the role after she was the only actress to offer criticism on the script instead of pandering to the writers.[6]After another actress won anOscar,the studio attempted to make Gondry use her instead of Winslet for the role of Clementine, but Gondry threatened to walk from the project if that occurred.[6]During filming, Gondry took Winslet to a separate room to coach her,[6]and she wore wigs instead of dying her hair.[11]Some commentators note how Clementine's character criticizes theManic Pixie Dream Girlstock characterseveral years before film critic Nathan Rabin coined the phrase.[12]Most commentators discuss one particular example to demonstrate this criticism, wherein Clementine warns Joel she is flawed: "Too many guys think I'm a concept, or I complete them, or I'm gonna make them alive. But I'm just a fucked-up girl who's looking for my own peace of mind. Don't assign me yours."[13][14]With her impulsiveness, emotional intensity (extreme mood changes), alcohol consumption, turbulent relationships, reckless behavior, and hasty idealization or devaluation of Joel, Clementine seems to exhibit traits ofborderline personality disorder,although it is not clear whether Kaufman wrote her character with this specific diagnosis in mind.[15]Gondry had earlier thought of castingBjörkfor the role of Clementine. She feared she would be emotionally affected and rejected the invitation after reading the script.[16]
  • Kirsten Dunstas Mary Svevo: The receptionist for Lacuna who, while dating Stan Fink, has a crush on Howard Mierzwiak. While erasing Joel's memory, Howard's wife catches her kissing Howard. Howard's wife reveals Mary previously had a relationship with Howard, which Howard erased from her mind. She reacts to this information by quitting her job and mailing Lacuna's company records to its customers. In the script, Mary and Howard's relationship resulted in an unplanned pregnancy, leading to Howard pressuring Mary into an abortion, which Howard also erased from her memory.[17]
  • Mark Ruffaloas Stan Fink: A technician for Lacuna who is in a relationship with Mary Svevo until the reveal of her previous relationship with Howard Mierzwiak. Ruffalo received the role of Stan after providing an "unexpected take on the role" to Gondry when he suggested Stan be a fan ofthe Clashand resembleJoe Strummer.[6]
  • Elijah Woodas Patrick Wertz: Patrick is a technician for Lacuna who enters a relationship with Clementine by imitating Joel. They break up when Joel and Clementine begin dating for the second time.Seth Rogenauditioned for the role.[18]
  • Tom Wilkinsonas Dr. Howard Mierzwiak: Howard runs Lacuna. Before the film's events, he had an affair with Mary, which ended with the relationship's erasure from her mind. Wilkinson reportedly did not enjoy the shooting of the film and clashed with Gondry.[6][19]
  • Jane Adamsas Carrie Eakin: Joel Barish's friend. She is in a troubled relationship with Rob Eakin.
  • David Crossas Rob Eakin: Joel Barish's friend. In a troubled relationship with Carrie Eakin.
  • Deirdre O'Connellas Hollis Mierzwiak: Howard Mierzwiak's wife
  • Thomas Jay Ryanas Frank: Joel Barish's neighbor
  • Debbon Ayer as Joel Barish's mother
  • Ellen Pompeoas Naomi, Joel Barish's girlfriend (deleted scene)

Production

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Development

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The concept ofEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindcame from conversations between directorMichel Gondryand co-writerPierre Bismuthin 1998.[20]The pair had met and become friends in the early 1980s during Gondry's drumming career in the French pop groupOui Oui.[21]Bismuth had conceived of the idea of erasing certain people from people's minds in response to a friend complaining about her boyfriend; when he asked her if she would erase that boyfriend from her memory, she said yes.[21][22]Bismuth originally planned to conduct an art experiment involving sending cards to people saying someone they knew had erased the card's recipient from their memory.[23]When he mentioned this to Gondry, they developed it into a story based on the situations that would arise if it were scientifically possible.[21][23]Bismuth never carried out his experiment idea.[23]

Gondry approached writerCharlie Kaufmanwith this concept,[22][23]and they developed it into a short pitch.[24]While the writers did not believe the concept was marketable, a small bidding war began over the idea.[20][24][25]Steve GolinofPropaganda Filmspurchased it on June 12, 1998, for a low seven-figure sum.[5][26]Kaufman, who was responsible for writing the screenplay, did not begin immediately, instead opting to suspend writing while he was working onAdaptation,Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,andHuman Nature,the last of which Gondry directed as hisdirectorial debut.[20]

During this time, filmmakerChristopher Nolanreleased his filmMemento(2000), which similarly deals with memory. Due to the similarities, Kaufman became worried and tried to pull out of the project, but Golin made him complete it.[5]During writing, the pitch's ownership changed several times resulting in Kaufman not having to deal with the studios until the end of the scriptwriting process.[20]The final script made the studios nervous.[20]

How happy is the blamelessvestal's lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot:
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each prayer accepted, and each wish resigned;

Alexander Pope,Eloisa to Abelard,lines 207–210

Kaufman did not want to make the film a thriller and wanted to downplay the science fiction aspects of memory erasure, focusing on the relationship.[20][23][25]He had an "enormous struggle" while writing the script, particularly encountering two problems: showing "the memories, Joel's reactions to the memories, and Joel interacting with Clementine outside of the memories in the memories," and the fact that characters could refer in later scenes to already erased memories.[20]

Kaufman resolved the first problem by making Joel lucid and able to comment on his memories and solved the second by making the memories degrade instead of immediately erasing, with complete erasure occurring at awakening.[20]Kaufman's original name for the screenplay was 18 words long, as he had wanted a title that "you couldn't possibly fit on a marquee."[27]He eventually decided onEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,a title originating from the 1717 poemEloisa to AbelardbyAlexander Pope.[28]

1968 French filmJe t'aime, je t'aimedirected byAlain Resnaishas been cited as an influence on the film.[29][30]

Filming and post-production

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Montauk station,where Joel and Clementine meet each other again after the erasing of their memories.

The shooting ofEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindbegan in mid-January 2003 after six weeks of preparation,[31][32][33]lasting for three months on a budget of $20 million mostly in and aroundNew York City.[7][33]The film was shot on Fuji Reala 500D.[33]The production crew recreated some key scenes, such as Joel'sRockville Centreapartment and the 1950s-style kitchen, in aNew Jerseyformer U.S. Navy base.[33]The shoot was difficult, sometimes shooting for 17 hours per day in harsh environments.[34]

The shoot was challenging for cinematographerEllen Kuras,due to the difficulty of filming Gondry's vision for the film, which aimed to "blend location-shoot authenticity with unpredictable flashes of whimsy". According to this vision, Gondry wantedavailable lightused exclusively for the shoot. Kuras disagreed and worked around this idea by lighting the room instead of the actors and by hiding light bulbs around the set to increase light levels.[33]Another issue the cinematographers encountered was that due to the frequent improvisation, the lack of marks and the few rehearsals completed, the cinematographers often did not know where the actors would be. Twohandheld camerasfilmed near 360-degree footage at all times, shooting 36,000 feet of film a day to deal with this.[19][33]Gondry called back to the work ofFrench New WavedirectorJean-Luc Godardby filming using wheelchairs as well as using sled and chariot dollies instead oftraditional dollies.When using wheelchairs, the shot was not consistently smooth; however, as Kuras liked the aesthetic of the low-angle, wobbly movement, the final film contains the footage.[33]

A beach inEast Hampton,near where the film's beach scenes were filmed.

The film used minimalCGI,with many effects accomplishedin-camera,throughforced perspectives,hidden space, spotlighting, unsynchronized sound, split focus andcontinuity editing.[23]A notable example is the ocean washing away the house inMontauk;the production team accomplished this by building the corner of a house on the beach and allowing the tide to rise.[7]Executing this effect was difficult, as the special team hired to place the set in the water refused due to perceived dangers. In response, Gondry fired the team and had the production team, including the actors and producers, place the set in the water. In retaliation for Gondry's actions, the chief of the union reprimanded Gondry in front of the crew.[35]

Kaufman rewrote some of the script during production; thus, several differences exist between the production script and the final film.[24]A fundamental difference is that in the production script, with the erasure of each memory, Clementine's behavior is increasingly robotic.[20]In the final film, Winslet plays Clementine straight, and degradation of settings and the intrusion of settings upon each other establish memory degradation visually. Another script component that did not make it into the final film was the appearance of Naomi, Joel's girlfriend, played byEllen Pompeo.Against Kaufman's insistence on Naomi's inclusion, the production team cut her already filmed scenes.[20]Tracy Morganwas also cut from the film.[36]

Icelandic editorValdís Óskarsdóttireditedthe film, and she reportedly clashed with Gondry during editing.[37]Kaufman was also very involved in the editing of the film. Editing was a long process as there was no requirement to rush it.[5][24]There were a fewtest screeningsof the film, which elicited positive reactions.[24]

Music

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Main article:Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (soundtrack)

Thesoundtrackalbum forEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindwas composed by American musicianJon Brion,also featuring songs from artists includingThe Polyphonic Spree,The Willowz,and Don Nelson.Hollywood Recordsreleased the soundtrack in March of 2004.[38]Acover versionofThe Korgis' "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime"with instrumentation by Brion and vocals byBeckoperates as the soundtrack's centerpiece, setting the film's tone in the opening credits, and closing the film.[38][39]

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'ssoundtrack received generally positive reviews.AllMusicdescribed it as "nearly as deft", and described Brion's score as "intimate" and "evocative of love and memories".[40]Other positive reviews noted theambientnature of the music and lauded Beck's cover of "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime".[41]The soundtrack's detractors criticized the album's lack of identity and its depressive atmosphere.[42]Even among the detractors, the score's ability to mesh with the plot was lauded, an appraisal common to many reviews.[40][41][42][43]

Analysis

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Author Carol Vernallis, writing inScreen,argued that Gondry's experience in directingmusic videoscontributed to the film'smise-en-scèneand sound design. Vernallis describes some threads of the visual, aural, and musical motifs throughout the film, and how some motifs can work incounterpoint.[44]

Philosopher Christopher Grau, inThe Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism,discussed how he perceived the film to have its own defined philosophy, beyond addressing ideas of a philosophical nature.[45]

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindhas been aligned with a greater inspection, distinctly related to the 21st century, of memory, longing and nostalgia in science fiction films likeCode 46and2046.The film showcases memory as fragmented and unreliable, evident by its non-linear structure.[46]

Release

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Box office

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Produced on a budget of $20 million,Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindopened on March 19, 2004, in the United States, earning $8.2 million in its opening weekend from 1,353 cinemas. The film placed seventh in the weekend's box office, and remained in cinemas for 19 weeks, earning $34.4 million in the United States and Canada, and $39.6 million in international markets, for a total of $74 million worldwide.[47]

Critical response

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Kate Winslet's performance garnered widespread critical acclaim, earning her a nomination for theAcademy Award for Best Actress.

OnRotten Tomatoes,the film has an approval rating of 92% based on 257 reviews, with an average score of 8.20/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Propelled by Charlie Kaufman's smart, imaginative script and Michel Gondry's equally daring directorial touch,Eternal Sunshineis a twisty yet heartfelt look at relationships and heartache. "[48]OnMetacritic,the film has a score of 89 out of 100, based on 41 reviews.[49]Audiences polled byCinemaScoregave the film an average grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale.[50]

Roger EbertofChicago Sun-Timesin his initial 2004 review gave the film three and a half out of four.[51]He revisited the film in 2010 when he referred to Kaufman as "the most gifted screenwriter of the 2000s" and revised the rating to a full four out of four, adding it to his "Great Movies"list.[52]A. O. ScottofThe New York Timespraised the film for being "cerebral, formally and conceptually complicated, dense with literary allusions and as unabashedly romantic as any movie you'll ever see".[53]Time Outsummed up their review by saying, "the formidable Gondry/Kaufman/Carrey/Winslet axis works marvel after marvel in expressing the bewildering beauty and existential horror of being trapped inside one's own addled mind, and in allegorising the self-preserving amnesia of a broken but hopeful heart".[54]In 2017,The New York Timesranked the film as the 24th best film of the 21st Century so far.[55]

Winslet and Carrey received widespread praise for their performances. Winslet's as Clementine received multiple award nominations, including anAcademy Award nomination for Best Actress,[56]aBAFTAnomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role[57]and aGolden Globe Awardnomination.[58]Premieremagazineplaced her performance 81st in their 2008 list of the 100 Greatest Performances of All Time.[59]Claudia Puig in a review forUSA Todaysaid of her performance "Winslet is wonderful as a free spirit whose hair color changes along with her moods. She hasn't had such a meaty role in a while, and she plays it just right".[60]

Ann Hornadayin a review forThe Washington Postsaid "Even when forced to wear costumes and wigs that make her look like Pippi Longstocking after an acid-fueled trip to the thrift market, Winslet maintains a reassuring equilibrium. It takes an actor of her steadiness to play someone this unhinged."[61]

Carrey's performance as Joel also received multiple award nominations, including aBAFTAnomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role[57]and aGolden Globe Awardnomination.[58]Many reviewers noted hiscasting against type.Jason Killingsworth in a review forPastemagazinesaid of his performance "Carrey nails the part, winning audience sympathy from the opening moments of the film".[62]

Moira MacDonald in a review forThe Seattle Timesstated "[Jim Carrey is] not bad at all — in fact, it's the most honest, vulnerable work he's ever done",[63]while David Edelstein ofSlatesaid "It's rarely a compliment when I refer to an actor as" straitjacketed ", but the straitjacketing of Jim Carrey is fiercely poignant. You see all that manic comic energy imprisoned in this ordinary man, with the anarchism peeking out and trying to find a way to express itself."[64]The supporting cast also received acclaim, with several reviews, such as Ann Hornaday of theWashington Postand Rick Groen ofThe Globe and Mailsingling out Ruffalo's performance for praise.[61][65]

Critics praised Kaufman and his ambition, and he won numerous awards, including an Academy Award and a BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay.[56][66]InSlate,David Edelstein claimed Kaufman had "move[d] the boundary posts of romantic comedy,"[64]and Moira MacDonald ofThe Seattle Timescalled Kaufman "one of the few creative screenwriters working today."[63]Kaufman's writing also was the recipient of criticism, with some, including from John Powers of theLA Weekly,claiming it lacked passion[67]and Andrew Sarris ofObservercriticizing the film's "nonexistent character development."[68]

Gondry, like Kaufman, also received praise, withThe Washington Postacclaiming "the results [of Gondry using primarily live-action effects], in their intricate detail and execution" as "nothing short of brilliant".[61]The Seattle Timesin their review stated "Gondry... makes it all a melancholy fun house, with camera work and visual tricks that rival the screenplay in invention".[63]Cinematographer Ellen Kuras received praise for her work on the film, such as in aSalonmagazine,where, in an overall negative review, reviewer Stephanie Zacharek praised Kuras for her giving "the movie a look of dreamy urgency that's perfect for the story".[69]

Accolades

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Main article:List of accolades received by Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Award Award category Recipients Result
Academy Awards[56] Best Actress Kate Winslet Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Pierre Bismuth,Michel GondryandCharlie Kaufman Won
British Academy Film Awards[57][66] Best Film Steve Golinand Anthony Bregman Nominated
Best Director Michel Gondry Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Charlie Kaufman Won
Best Actor in a Leading Role Jim Carrey Nominated
Best Actress in a Leading Role Kate Winslet Nominated
Best Editing Valdís Óskarsdóttir Won
Golden Globe Awards[58] Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Steve Golin and Anthony Bregman Nominated
Best Screenplay Charlie Kaufman Nominated
Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Jim Carrey Nominated
Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical Kate Winslet Nominated
Hugo Awards[70] Best Dramatic Presentation Pierre Bismuth, Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman Nominated
National Board of Review[71] Best Original Screenplay Charlie Kaufman Won
Writers Guild of America[72] Best Original Screenplay Pierre Bismuth, Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman Won

Home media

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Universal Home Entertainment release Formats and Dates
Format Location Release Date
VHS U.S. September 28, 2004[73]
DVD U.S. September 28, 2004[73]
HD DVD U.S. April 24, 2007[74]
Blu-ray U.S. January 25, 2011[75]

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindwas released onVHSandDVDbyUniversal Studios Home Videoon September 28, 2004,[76][77]selling a combined total of over 600,000 units on the first day.[78]Among the add-ons included were deleted scenes.[79][80]It debuted at number 11 on the VHS rental chart,[81]as well as number three on the DVD sales chart.[82]

A two-disc Collector's Edition was later released on January 4, 2005.[83][84]It was later released onHD DVDon April 24, 2007,[85]and onBlu-rayon January 25, 2011.[86][87]On July 26, 2022,Kino Lorber Studio ClassicsreleasedEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindon4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray.[88]This release included a new color grading supervised by cinematographerEllen Kuras.[89]

Legacy

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Music

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American singer-songwriterHalseysampled dialogue from the film for her song "Ashley", the opening track on her 2020 album,Manic,[90]as well as the following track "Clementine"being titled after and lyrically inspired by Winslet's character.[91]

American post-hardcore bandCirca Survivereleased their first record,Juturna,[92]in 2005. While the album is primarily about lead singerAnthony Green (musician)'s battle with addiction and substance abuse, the film is referenced both directly and indirectly in its lyrics.[93]

American rapper and record producerJay Electronicasampled five different tracks ofJon Brion's film score for his 2007 debut mixtapeAct1:EternalSunshine(ThePledge).[94]

American rapper and record producerMac Millersampled a track ofJon Brion's film score for his 2013 song "The Quest".[95]

American singer-songwriterJhené Aikosaid the film inspired the songs "Eternal Sunshine" and "Spotless Mind"on her 2014 debut album,SouledOut.[96]

South Korean singer-songwriterTaeyeontook inspiration from the film in the music video for her song "What Do I Call You",the title track on her2020 EP with the same name.[97]

South Korean rapper and singer-songwriterB.Isaid that the film inspired his song "Tangerine", the fourth track on his 2022 releaseLove or Loved Part.1.[98]

American singer-songwriterAriana Grandetitled her 2024 albumEternal Sunshineafter the film. Her music videos for the songs "Yes, And?"and"We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)",as well as the rest of the album's songs, contain references to the film.[99]

Video games

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Kan Gao, founder ofFreebird Games,said his video gameTo the Moon,which is about two doctors traversing through the memory of an old man to fulfill his last wish, was inspired by the film.[100]

Media recognition

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Year Presenter Title Rank Notes
2005 Writers Guild of America 101 Greatest Screenplays 24 [101][102]
2008 Empire The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time 73 [103]
2009 Time Out New York The TONY Top 50 Movies of the Decade 3 [104]
Slant Magazine The 100 Best Films of the Aughts 86 [105]
Paste The 50 Best Movies of the Decade (2000-2009) 5 [106]
The A.V. Club The Best Films of the '00s 1 [107]
Metacritic Film Critics Pick the Best Movies of the Decade 2 [108]
2016 BBC The 21st Century's 100 Greatest Films 6 [109]
2018 Empire The 100 Greatest Movies 41 [110]
They Shoot Pictures Don't They The 21st Century's Most Acclaimed Films 13 [111]
2022 Sight and Sound Directors’ 100 Greatest Films of All Time 99 [112]

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