Broken Flowers (2005): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Broken Flowers is a 2005 mystery drama directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Bill Murray and Julie Delpy. It runs 1 hour 46 minutes and earned $47.3 million worldwide. It earned 1 award nomination, including Best Supporting Male at the Spirit Awards 2006. Critics gave it 87% on Rotten Tomatoes and 79 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 7.1/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 46m (106 min)
- Director
- Jim Jarmusch
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Focus Features
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Broken Flowers About?
The premise of Broken Flowers without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A stubbornly single man, Don, receives a mysterious pink letter hinting at a son he never knew. He sets off on a road trip to connect with possible candidates, confronting a past he's long avoided. Along the way, he encounters a series of former lovers, each revealing pieces of his complicated history and forcing him to examine his choices and the life he's built. The journey becomes a poignant exploration of family, regret, and the possibility of redemption.
Broken Flowers Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- illegitimate son
- road movie
- loneliness
- ambiguous ending
- anonymous letter
- casual sex
- three jobs at one time
- teenage girl
- talking to a rabbit
- talking to a dog
- mistress
- animal psychic
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- quest
- female pubic hair
- female nudity
- promiscuity
- ford taurus
- checklist
- closet organizer
- nudity
- womanizer protagonist
- stepfather
- haunted by the past
- brief full frontal female nudity
- meeting again after years
- visitor from the past
- events from the past
- teenager from the past
- estrangement
- thrown out of house
- the past catching up with you
- highway travel
- suburb
- unsolved mystery
- anhedonia
- phlegmatic
- hit in the face
- surrogate father
- sunday brunch
- racing car accident
- psychiatrist
- practicing a line of conversation
- pearl necklace
- older man younger woman relationship
- odyssey
- mindreader
- mind reading
- illegitimacy
- deer
- budget rent a car
Broken Flowers Cast
Bill Murray leads the cast, with Julie Delpy. Directed by Jim Jarmusch.
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Director Jim Jarmusch
More from Jim Jarmusch
More films directed by Jim Jarmusch, best-rated first: Paterson, Mystery Train, Only Lovers Left Alive and Down by Law.
Broken Flowers Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Broken Flowers 87% on Rotten Tomatoes and 79 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 7.1/10.
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IMDb 7.1 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 87% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 70%
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Metacritic 79 Metascore
User score 6.9
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TMDB 69% User score
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Broken Flowers Plot Summary
What happens in Broken Flowers from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Sherry, the girlfriend of the former “Don Juan,” a successful older businessman named Don Johnston, decides to end their relationship, leaving him at a crossroads. Compounding his emotional turmoil, Don receives an anonymous pink letter informing him of the existence of a nineteen-year-old son, yet he is clueless about the identity of the child’s mother. This prompts his friend and neighbor, Winston, an enthusiastic wannabe detective, to devise a plan for a cross-country journey to reconnect with Don’s former lovers in hope of uncovering their shared past and the mystery of his son.
Full summary
The whole story of Broken Flowers, scene by scene
Broken Flowers Box Office
Broken Flowers grossed $47.3 million worldwide. $13.7 million came from the US and Canada and $33.6 million (71%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$47.3M
- US & Canada
- $13.7M
- International
- $33.6M
Broken Flowers Awards & Nominations
Broken Flowers earned 1 award nomination, including Best Supporting Male at the Spirit Awards 2006.
1 nomination1 ceremony
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Spirit Awards 2006 1 nomination- Nominated Best Supporting Male – Jeffrey Wright
Broken Flowers Trailers & Videos
2 videos: 1 trailer and 1 clip.
- Clip Broken Flowers | Bill Murray Finds Out He Has a Long Lost Son
How Well Do You Know Broken Flowers?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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Who plays the character Don Johnston?
Cars in Broken Flowers
19 cars on screen, including the 2004 Ford Taurus and the Mercedes-Benz S-Klasse W220.
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Mercedes-Benz S-Klasse W220 Important role -
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1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Minor role
Broken Flowers Also Known As
27 alternative titles, including “Broken Flowers - Blumen für die Ex” and “Tsakismena louloudia”.
- Also known as
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- Broken Flowers - Blumen für die Ex
- Tsakismena louloudia
- Dead Flowers
- Untitled Jim Jarmusch Project
- Fleurs brisées
- Broken Flowers - särkyneet kukat
- Сломанные цветы
- Kırık Çiçekler
- Broken Flowers - Flores Partidas
- Flores rotas
- 破碎之花
- Τσακισμένα Λουλούδια
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- פרחים שבורים
- Зламані квіти
- Hervadó virágok
- Florile rupte
- Flores Partidas
- Zlomené květiny
- 브로큰 플라워
- Прекършени цветя
- Zlomené kvety
- ブロークン・フラワーズ
- Những Cánh Hoa Rơi, დამსხვრეული ყვავილები
- Flors trencades
- ผู้ชาย ดอกไม้... และรักเก่า
- 愛情，不用尋找
- Sulaužytos gėlės
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Broken Flowers FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Awards
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings, awards and post-credit scenes of Broken Flowers, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Broken Flowers?
Broken Flowers runs 1 hour 46 minutes (106 minutes).
When was Broken Flowers released?
Broken Flowers was released on August 5, 2005.
Who directed Broken Flowers?
Broken Flowers was directed by Jim Jarmusch.
More films by Jim Jarmusch Who is in the cast of Broken Flowers?
Broken Flowers stars Bill Murray and Julie Delpy.
How much did Broken Flowers make at the box office?
Broken Flowers grossed $47.3 million worldwide ($13.7 million domestic, $33.6 million international).
How is Broken Flowers rated?
Broken Flowers has 7.1/10 on IMDb, 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, 79 on Metacritic and 69% on TMDB.
Was Broken Flowers nominated for any awards?
Broken Flowers received 1 nomination across 1 ceremony.
Does Broken Flowers have a post-credit scene?
No. Broken Flowers has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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