Summary
In Blythe, California, a small town in the remote California desert, Ethan Inglebrink is an eccentric, agoraphobic heroin addict who is obsessed with his garden. This dark comedy follows the last days of Ethan's life as he struggles to find purpose at a time when it might be too late to even matter.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 49GoodWatch 49
Audience score50%
IMDb4.7
Running time
1 h 47 min
A typical length for comedies, +7 min on the typical 100
typical 100107Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 108 countries, rent or buy in 29 more
+98Released
2009
July 24, 2009
17 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 moreDirecting · 1
- Mark David Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Original Music Composer
Writing · 1
- Ronnie Gene Blevins Writer
Production · 11
- Nesim Hason Executive Producer
- Justin Kim Executive Producer
- Daniel Wood Executive Producer
- Livingston Webb Executive Producer
- Alfred Mitchell Executive Producer
- Matthew Hobbs Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Shaun dallas First Assistant "B" Camera
Editing · 1
- Jonathan Lucas Editor
Sound · 1
- Joseph Blaustein Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Gabor Norman Production Design
- Alan Atwood Art Direction
- Peter Tahoe Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Katarina Voss Makeup Department Head
- Stacy Luckow Makeup Artist
- Heide Kacser Key Makeup Artist
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