Broken Flowers
“Sometimes life brings some strange surprises”
An introverted man receives an anonymous letter from an ex-lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. A freelance sleuth neighbor motivates the man to embark on a cross-country search for his past flames, seeking answers.
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Cast
31 people
Bill Murray
Don Johnston
Known for
Ghostbusters
Groundhog Day
Sharon Stone
Laura
Known for
Euphoria
Casino
Jessica Lange
Carmen
Known for
Big Fish
Cape Fear
Tilda Swinton
Penny
Known for
Doctor Strange
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Frances Conroy
Dora
Known for
Joker
Six Feet Under
Alexis Dziena
Lolita
Known for
Fool's Gold
Invasion
Chloë Sevigny
Carmen's Assistant
Known for
The Act
American Psycho
Christopher McDonald
Ron
Known for
Secret Invasion
Requiem for a Dream
Julie Delpy
Sherry
Known for
Before Sunrise
Three Colors: White
Jeffrey Wright
Winston
Known for
Westworld
What If...?
Heather Simms
Mona
Known for
Marvel's Luke Cage
Seven Seconds
Chris Bauer
Dan
Known for
True Blood
HIS & HERS
Jim Jarmusch Director · Mulatu Astatke Composer Frederick Elmes Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $47M · Budget $10M · United States release July 31, 2005
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$46,720,491
Gross vs. budget
4.7×
Production
Focus Features
Production · Studio
Bac Films
Production
Five Roses
Production
United States · France
Produced in
Dead Flowers
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 17, 2005
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · July 31, 2005
Limited theatrical · Traverse City Film Festival (closing night)
United States
June 15, 2005 · Premiere · Nantucket Film Festival
July 27, 2005 · Premiere · New York City, New York
August 5, 2005 · Limited theatrical
August 26, 2005 · Theatrical
Austria
September 9, 2005 · Digital
Brazil
October 1, 2005 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
November 25, 2005 · Limited theatrical
Czechia
July 2, 2005 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
November 3, 2005 · Theatrical
April 26, 2007 · Physical · DVD, FilmX
Finland
September 15, 2005 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
October 7, 2005 · Theatrical
France
July 8, 2005 · Premiere · La Rochelle Film Festival
September 3, 2005 · Premiere · Deauville Film Festival
September 7, 2005 · Theatrical
Germany
September 8, 2005 · Theatrical
Greece
September 17, 2005 · Premiere · Athens Film Festival
September 29, 2005 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 6, 2005 · Digital
Iceland
August 26, 2005 · Theatrical
Italy
December 2, 2005 · Theatrical
September 16, 2010 · Premiere · Milano Film Festival
Poland
September 16, 2005 · Digital
Portugal
December 8, 2005 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 8, 2005 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 21, 2005 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 13, 2005 · Premiere · Cambridge Film Festival
October 21, 2005 · Theatrical
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