On This Day

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind released

March 19th 2004

17:42 19 March 2024

'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' opened in US theaters on this day in 2004. Michel Gondry's science fiction romantic drama based on Charlie Kaufman's screenplay stars Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet as a couple who undergo a procedure to erase each other from their memories following the breakdown of their relationship.

The movie was a hit both critically and commercially and went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay with Winslet receiving a Best Actress Oscar nomination. Over the last two decades 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' has become a cult classic and is widely considered as one of the best films this century.