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      Who Needs Sleep?

      2006 1h 18m Documentary List
      71% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 43% Audience Score 50+ Ratings Workers in the motion picture industry frequently work up to 19 hours a day, leading to dangerous sleep-deprivation and excessive time away from their families. Read More Read Less

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      Todd McCarthy Variety A comprehensive, personal and surprisingly engaging look at how film crews routinely work hours far beyond anything that can be considered safe, healthy or conducive to a balanced life. Jan 27, 2006 Full Review Sura Wood Hollywood Reporter An informative though not particularly exciting documentary. Jan 26, 2006 Full Review Keith H. Brown Eye for Film Rated: 3/5 Dec 7, 2007 Full Review Scott Foundas L.A. Weekly The result is (no pun intended) a powerful wake-up call, not just for Hollywood but for a nation that once fought passionately for the eight-hour workday and now, ever more willingly, works itself to death. Aug 10, 2006 Full Review Andy Klein Los Angeles CityBeat Wexler makes it clear that the most victimized are in situations not unlike most Americans... Aug 10, 2006 Full Review Collin Souter eFilmCritic.com We all claim to 'eat, sleep and breathe' our passion and, of course, we want to impress the higher-ups who sign our paychecks, but how much is enough? Rated: 4/5 Feb 11, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Almost makes me not want to get into the movie business. Almost. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Workers in the motion picture industry frequently work up to 19 hours a day, leading to dangerous sleep-deprivation and excessive time away from their families.
      Director
      Haskell Wexler
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 18m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Digital