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Awake

R Released Nov 30, 2007 1h 24m Mystery & Thriller List
23% Tomatometer 62 Reviews 55% Popcornmeter 100,000+ Ratings
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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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 Full Review Drew Toal Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 16, 2011 Full Review Steve Heisler Time Out Rated: 2/5 Nov 16, 2011 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Kevin Carr 7M Pictures so far fetched that I couldn't swallow the story Rated: 1.5/5 Sep 4, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Riles T Waste of time, Jessica alba is only there to make stupid people watch this, she cannot act, horrible movie. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/09/24 Full Review Cloe 2 Giuro che se dovessi incontrare nella vita, qualcuno che viene a fare il saputone, che il film tal dei tali fa schifo perchè lo hanno detto i critici, gli riderei in faccia almeno per 20 minuti. Adesso i saputoni mi devono dire cosa ci sia di tanto sbagliato in questo film, e immediatamente dopo mi devono spiegare cosa ci sia di così eclatante in Cult Of Chucky. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/01/23 Full Review Movie W I made an account just to rate this movie! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/13/23 Full Review Odyssey 1 I really liked the premise. The acting was good and I appreciated the fresh feel of the movie. Definitely recommend. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Weinstein Company, Open City Films, GreeneStreet Films Inc.
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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