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Eden

Name: Eden
Genre: Drama
Released: 1998-03-27
Cast: Joanna Going, Dylan Walsh, Sean Patrick Flanery, Sean Christensen, Edward O'Blenis

1998 | 106 min | Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: One for people who like stories about real, flawed people. Very British, in all the best ways.
The mood: Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 46 min.
What might put you off: Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.

Story of a New England boys' school and of one of the students who is infatuated with an instructor's wife who has Multiple Sclerosis. The woman struggles to show her strict husband how love rather than demands helps the student to blossom, but finally she falls into a coma. While she is able to have some 'looking down' awareness of what is happening, her coma is what brings her husband to an understanding of the needs of others.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Box office & staying powerBelow par
$4K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 38K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Howard Goldberg

Joanna GoingHelen Kunen
Dylan WalshBill Kunen
Sean Patrick FlaneryDave Edgerton
Sean ChristensenRick
Edward O'BlenisSonny
John AylwardDr. Bryson
Anne ChristiansonMilly
Marjorie NelsonRuth
R. Hamilton WrightMr. Bainbridge
Stephen LennstromJohnny