William, a once obese and troubled teen, goes back to his family's home after being gone, without word, for ten years and finds it (and his family) haunted with his past. He had moved to the city and become a fit, well-adjusted gay man, but during his visit home, he becomes unhinged as the newly remembered reasons for his miserable adolescence come to life in each of their presents.
The Hanging Garden has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of The Hanging Garden (1997)
By Steve Rhodes (1,488) for Internet Reviews (1,487) on 01 Jan 2000
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The Hanging Garden was released in 1997 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 46 reviews, giving The Hanging Garden (1997) an average rating of 68%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 75% and users giving an average score of 73%.
With a score of 68%, The Hanging Garden is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1997, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1997 with similar scores include films like Wilde and Prefontaine.
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