# Movies like Garden State

> Films most similar to Garden State (2004) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/garden-state-2004/>

## 10 films in this list

- **[Punch-Drunk Love](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/punch-drunk-love-2002/)** (2002) — ★ 7.1 · 2,731 votes · bittersweet, playful, surreal
- **[Lars and the Real Girl](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/lars-and-the-real-girl-2007/)** (2007) — ★ 7.2 · 2,055 votes · bittersweet, cozy, tender
- **[Saving Face](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/saving-face-2004/)** (2004) — ★ 7.3 · 261 votes · bittersweet, outsider, tender
- **[A Good Person](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/a-good-person-2023/)** (2023) — ★ 7.1 · 432 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[Stranger Than Fiction](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/stranger-than-fiction-2006/)** (2006) — ★ 7.3 · 2,522 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, surreal
- **[Love Me If You Dare](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/love-me-if-you-dare-2003/)** (2003) — ★ 7.2 · 1,873 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, playful
- **[The Wrestler](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-wrestler-2008/)** (2008) — ★ 7.5 · 3,996 votes · gut-punch, raw, tender
- **[The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-life-aquatic-with-steve-zissou-2004/)** (2004) — ★ 7.1 · 3,151 votes · bittersweet, outsider, playful
- **[Chicago](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/chicago-2002/)** (2002) — ★ 7.1 · 2,893 votes · bittersweet, playful, tender
- **[Thank You for Smoking](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/thank-you-for-smoking-2005/)** (2005) — ★ 7.2 · 2,394 votes · cerebral, pitch-black, playful

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