Garden Party

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Garden Party

Released Jul 11, 2008

1h 30m

Drama

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In Los Angeles a girl (Willa Holland) falls in with a group of other teens who are trying to fulfill their dreams.

Peter Debruge

Variety

Their lives eventually intersect, but in more or less arbitrary ways.

Jul 22, 2008

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Kyle Smith

New York Post

Slow ride to nowhere.

Rated: 0.5/4

Jul 13, 2008

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Amy Nicholson

Boxoffice Magazine

Oddly, halfway through when Freeland strains our credulity even further, the film finally feels fresh

Rated: 3/5

Jul 11, 2008

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Todd Gilchrist

IGN Movies

Freeland's film offers a poor man's Los Angeles opus.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 8, 2008

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Jeff Bayer

The Scorecard Review

This ensemble piece works if you know Los Angeles. After all, it's very possible for a homeless kid, pot-smoking Realtor, young model and a number of perverts to cross paths in that town.

Rated: 6/10

Jul 15, 2008

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

A bit like Robert Altman's Short Cuts (1993), taking a look at a cross-section of Los Angeles characters, though it runs less than half the length and, conversely, half the depth.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 10, 2008

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Mj B

Theres nothing worse in a film than it being boring and this movie is VERY boring despiste having a Stellar cast. 1/5 can't be worth more.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/12/24

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Steve D

Only of note for its great cast.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/06/23

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Audience Member

One of the worst movies I've ever seen that wasn't intentionally trying to be terrible. I kept waiting for the joke parts. There is nothing to see, no characters to watch, no real story. I'm not sure I really blame the actors, but no other's associated with the upper levels of making this movie should ever work again.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

A lovely little film, definitely a well deserved break for all the box office stupidities. I understand I would be in minority for liking this, but if you are looking for something little different and if you like very character oriented dramas, go for it. I just kind of had very good feeling watching it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

Coming of age story about a set of young wannabes who are seeking fame and fortune..Unoriginal story plus stilted acting hurt this what really could have been an interesting movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

I think the only reason this is playing on cable is that Jennifer Lawrence is briefly in it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Synopsis

In Los Angeles a girl (Willa Holland) falls in with a group of other teens who are trying to fulfill their dreams.

Director: Jason Freeland
Producer: Jason Freeland, Tim Youd
Screenwriter: Jason Freeland
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Lookout Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 11, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $19.9K
Runtime: 1h 30m