Master Gardener

2022
R
1h 51m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

11K

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A meticulous horticulturist who is devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful estate and pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager.

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A meticulous horticulturist is devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful estate and pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager.A meticulous horticulturist is devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful estate and pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager.A meticulous horticulturist is devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful estate and pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

11K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 7 nominations

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Trailer 2:25

Master Gardener

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Master Gardener: Garden Shears

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Master Gardener: Dinner

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Master Gardener: Favor

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Trivia
Zendaya was Paul Schrader's first choice to play Maya, but they couldn't come to an agreement on what fee she would be paid.

Goofs
The pudding Narval eats at his dinner with Norma grows back into the plate when the camera angle changes, than vanishes again at the last shot from afar.

Quotes
Narvel Roth: Gardening is a belief in the future. A belief that things will happen according to plan.

Connections
Featured in Kermode & Mayo's Take: Master Gardener, Hypnotic, the Gallows Pole, Shane Meadows + Sophie McShera (2023)

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8/10

Profoundly colorful

Schrader hits his usual marks in Master Gardener, being reminiscent of Taxi Driver's cinematic good and evil struggle while having clear unique separation in both story and dialogue.

Joel Edgerton steals every scene and crafts it into his own. Brilliant acting and a wonderful cast, but the way his character attempts to maintain the garden of his own realm is the most beautiful premise within the film. There's a chaotic calm in the way the story progresses and it was nice to see chunks of backstory melded together with the real time events.

If you're a fan of any of Schrader's works, I highly recommend going to see this. While The Card Counter portrayed itself as a depressing slog that never seemed to want to find its way, Master Gardener visualizes a wholesome collection of emotions that each viewer can resonate with in their own way.