Awake

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Awake

R

Released Nov 30, 2007

1h 24m

Mystery & Thriller

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While undergoing surgery, a young man (Hayden Christensen) experiences intraoperative awareness. He becomes fully alert -- but paralyzed -- and therefore cannot tell his doctors that he is not sedated and is enduring the whole process. Meanwhile, his wife (Jessica Alba) wrestles with demons of her own while her husband suffers through his ordeal.

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Critics Consensus

Awake has an interesting premise but would have benefited from tighter performances and more efficient direction and editing.

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Nigel Floyd

Time Out

Rated: 2/5

Nov 16, 2011

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Drew Toal

Time Out

Rated: 3/5

Nov 16, 2011

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Steve Heisler

Time Out

Rated: 2/5

Nov 16, 2011

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Awake may actually be the perfect video rental for even the most hardcore insomniac.

Rated: 1.5/4.0

Sep 2, 2020

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Matt Hudson

What I Watched Tonight

A gripping thriller with a good twist and a fantastic medical plot device, Awake is a good watch and succeeds in providing an uneasy feeling as the knives go in...

Rated: 7/10

Oct 20, 2018

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

so far fetched that I couldn't swallow the story

Rated: 1.5/5

Sep 4, 2014

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Harry J

Great movie if watching it in a mood where details don’t matter, sadly I think they take some thing to far making in more fiction then it should be could have been a 4,5/5 but sadly lands at a 3,5 I recommend watching.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/06/25

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Kyle M

Overall questionable focus between the flawed editing, performative participation and conceptual implausibility only serving as its hooking gimmick, this medical thriller is quite affective through its twisted layered deliverance to an empathetic extent of vulnerable discomfort. (B-)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/16/25

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Giovana L

Esse filme é interessantíssimo,um suspense real.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/26/25

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Audience Member

Stay away from any sort of plot details about this movie! I had no idea of what I was getting myself into, aside from hearing it's actually a solid movie. Which it is. There are a lot of surprises in this movie, and I absolutely love those choices. Some people might be turned off by how crazy things get, and I acknowledge that there are moments in this movie that are way to dramatized and over the top, to the point that it doesn't feel natural. But I loved how insane this plot gets. Akin to a Shyamalan movie. And I actually felt and cared for the characters in this movie. As a thriller, and a drama. Awake successfully pulls out the right emotions you want to feel when watching a movie like this. Thank you.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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Abbie B

Great movie definitely didnt watch it because of edits or Hayden Christensen but its still really good

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/01/24

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Jelisije J

A movie with an interesting premise, but fails with its highly unrealistic third act. Still was worth a watch though.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/14/24

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Synopsis

While undergoing surgery, a young man (Hayden Christensen) experiences intraoperative awareness. He becomes fully alert -- but paralyzed -- and therefore cannot tell his doctors that he is not sedated and is enduring the whole process. Meanwhile, his wife (Jessica Alba) wrestles with demons of her own while her husband suffers through his ordeal.

Director: Joby Harold
Producer: John Penotti, Jason Kliot, Joana Vicente, Fisher Stevens, Bob Weinstein
Screenwriter: Joby Harold
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: Open City Films, GreeneStreet Films Inc., Weinstein Company
Rating: R (Intense Disturbing Situation|Brief Drug Use|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 30, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.4M
Runtime: 1h 24m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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