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Before I Go to Sleep

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36% Tomatometer 118 Reviews 40% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
Ever since a vicious attack nearly claimed her life, Christine Lucas (Nicole Kidman) has suffered from anterograde amnesia and is unable to form new memories. Every morning, she becomes reacquainted with her husband, Ben (Colin Firth), and the other constants in her life. In accordance with her doctor's (Mark Strong) instructions, Christine keeps a video diary. As Christine starts to uncover terrifying truths about her past, she begins to question everything -- and everyone -- around her.
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If it doesn't completely avoid thriller clichés, Before I Go to Sleep still offers a stylish, fast-paced, and well-acted diversion.

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Louis Black Austin Chronicle This is 50 First Dates-dark, but lacking that film's humor, characterizations, dramatic interest, and consistency. Rated: 1/5 Nov 6, 2014 Full Review Kate Erbland The Dissolve Before I Go To Sleep vacillates so wildly between aims and issues that the conceit seems worthless. Rated: 2/5 Nov 3, 2014 Full Review Steve Macfarlane Slant Magazine It's hard to tell if the film is hampered or helped by the performances of its three stars, because it's so amateurishly written and directed that their participation beggars belief. Rated: 1/4 Oct 31, 2014 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse Director Rowan Joffe has made a stylish looking movie but allows it to get bogged down by repetition and too-tame performances. Rated: 1.5/5 Feb 2, 2021 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com I have a sneaking suspicion that the majority of you will have it figured out rather early on. Rated: 2.5/4.0 Sep 2, 2020 Full Review Julian Lytle Punch Drunk Critics The film started out slow but ended in way that didn't feel drawn out or rushed and that's pretty surprising for a film that's about hour and a half in runtime. Rated: 3/5 Jan 11, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alejandro C Otro pestiño más de película totalmente previsible y una más de las que suele hacer Nicole kidman y en la que como en muchas otras parece una zombie actuando en una película y como preguntándose que hace rodando eso. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/10/25 Full Review Isabella B Great movie of an unreliable movie that keeps you guessing until the final reveal. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/25 Full Review Elizabeth A Mysterious, but the biggest mystery of all was how the characters afforded a big house in Ascot on a teacher's salary, how one character left Ascot to arrive in Greenwich and hour later, and where all the crowds and traffic were! A bit odd all told. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/03/25 Full Review Wendel L Direção: Ok Atuação: Bom Roteiro: Bom Caracterização: Ok Soundtrack: Ok Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/25 Full Review Andrew M At the time of writing this scores 36% remove the 30 and 6 and it's still to high Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/31/24 Full Review Roberta C I loved this movie. It wasn't perfect but it kept me glued to the TV screen. The ending was a shock but it left me feeling very satisfied. Nicole Kidman is a great actress and was very expressive as well as Colin Firth. It was a simple plot, I don't like too many confusing issues, and I really enjoyed this 2014 film..I think it's worth watching! Rotten tomatoes should have given it a higher score, IMO. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/15/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Rowan Joffe

Director

Nicole Kidman

Christine

Colin Firth

Ben

Mark Strong

Dr. Nash

Anne-Marie Duff

Claire

Adam Levy

Husband

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Synopsis Ever since a vicious attack nearly claimed her life, Christine Lucas (Nicole Kidman) has suffered from anterograde amnesia and is unable to form new memories. Every morning, she becomes reacquainted with her husband, Ben (Colin Firth), and the other constants in her life. In accordance with her doctor's (Mark Strong) instructions, Christine keeps a video diary. As Christine starts to uncover terrifying truths about her past, she begins to question everything -- and everyone -- around her.
Director
Rowan Joffe
Producer
Mark Gill, Matt O'Toole, Liza Marshall, Avi Lerner
Screenwriter
Rowan Joffe
Distributor
Clarius Entertainment
Production Co
StudioCanal, Scott Free Productions, Millennium Films
Rating
R (Some Brutal Violence|Language)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 31, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.2M
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital