Enlightenment Guaranteed

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Enlightenment Guaranteed

Released Jun 8, 2001

1h 48m

Comedy

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Two brothers want to get their screwed-up lives together by going to Japan for a retreat in a Zen monastery. En route, their midlife crisis turns into a midnight crisis when they get lost in Tokyo's neon jungle and can't find the way back to their hotel. It's down and out in Asia's brave new world. With no credit cards, directions, and with no Yen in their pockets, they wander through an alien environment where the simplest everyday thing becomes a major, if often comical, challenge.

Marrit Ingman

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 10, 2003

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Toronto Star

Rated: 3/5

May 11, 2002

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Globe and Mail

Rated: 2.5/4

May 10, 2002

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Dorrie manages to keep the film, and her characters, on track.

May 26, 2006

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 3/5

Jul 27, 2005

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Ryan Cracknell

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With its lack of visual artistry and its overabundance of expository dialogue, I was bored not long after it began.

Rated: 58/100

Apr 12, 2003

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Valquria G

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/25/23

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A wonderful little comedy/drama. Very true to life, amusing, and even moving -- a genuine little Zen tale!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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an overlooked gem apparently

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Starts off looking promising, but the last 45minutes or so will convince you that "Enlightenment Guaranteed" is just an okay movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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global truth that travel opens up your point of view to see that your own little life is not so great or horrible as you believe it to be

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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It's worth seeing. You won't be wasting your time by watching it. Some may not like it, but it's worth the hour and a half. I liked it. It's thought provoking.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Synopsis

Two brothers want to get their screwed-up lives together by going to Japan for a retreat in a Zen monastery. En route, their midlife crisis turns into a midnight crisis when they get lost in Tokyo's neon jungle and can't find the way back to their hotel. It's down and out in Asia's brave new world. With no credit cards, directions, and with no Yen in their pockets, they wander through an alien environment where the simplest everyday thing becomes a major, if often comical, challenge.

Director: Doris Dörrie
Producer: Franz X. Gernstl
Screenwriter: Doris Dörrie, Ruth Stadler
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 8, 2001, Limited
Release Date (DVD): Sep 24, 2002
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)