In Your Dreams

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In Your Dreams

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2025

1h 30m

Adventure

Fantasy

Animation

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In Your Dreams is a comedy adventure about Stevie and her brother Elliot who journey into the absurd landscape of their own dreams. If the siblings can withstand a snarky stuffed giraffe, zombie breakfast foods, and the queen of nightmares, the Sandman will grant them their ultimate dream come true... the perfect family.

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Critics Consensus

Harkening back to other classic animated adventures, In Your Dreams adds imaginative flourishes to a familiar framework and delivers big-hearted family entertainment.

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Nell Minow

RogerEbert.com

Nov 14

3.5/4

It’s a wise and touching story about the challenges of family and of change.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Nov 13

3/4

Director/co-screenwriter Alex Woo and co-director/co-screenwriter Erik Benson don’t break new ground, but do know how to tell an appealing, family-friendly story.

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Owen Gleiberman

Variety

Nov 10

“In Your Dreams” is built around great swirling mounds of imagistic energy, yet it feels secondhand at its core.

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Clotilde Chinnici

Loud and Clear Reviews

Dec 21

3.5/5

With its positive message of embracing adversity rather than shying away from it, the movie is perfectly suited for kids who make up the primary audience of this film.

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Paul Salfen

AMFM Magazine

Dec 12

8.5/10

The new fun characters like Baloney Tony and relatable leads going through real issues makes for the perfect formula that shows that projects full of warmth and heart go a long way – especially in a time like this when we need it most.

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Marlon Wallace

The M Report (WBOC.com)

Dec 10

I haven't seen every animated film in 2025, but this one stands out as one of the best. Current predictions have this film not getting nominated at the 98th Academy Awards, but in my estimation it should.

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Kent

Nov 11

Lots of heart and laughs. Wonderful story, looks beautiful, great songs.

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@anagha.vinay Apr 9

An irksome brother and a head-in-the-clouds sister—classic duo. Like any animated movie, this one has got its quirky opening, a hook, a twist and a riveting, realistic, raw climax. The graphics are beautiful, so are the tracks, and the characters are relatable. Every movie need a Baloney Tony to stir things up where the protagonists stay grounded. Nothing about this movie stands out exceptionally, regardless it is a piece to be enjoyed once. The sibling bond towards the end had me all teary-eyed.

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Ruby M

@RT88468542 Apr 8

This is not the best movie. It's like a Netflix version of "Inside Out" but instead of going in your brain, it's this girl, Stevie and her brother Elliot's dreams. The character Baloney tony 🦒 is like a ripoff of Donkey from Shrek. 🫏 Also, at one point where Nightmara says that nightmares are actually good?! Like why? What is so good about nightmares?! 🤔 I give respect that Netflix wanted to address the topic of "breaking up" and divorce, due to the fact that it's not mentioned and talked about in kids movies. Yeah, not the best movie, but not the worst. 🙂

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Davey C.

@Dightmare Apr 8

I really do love how this movie helps kids and everyone understand how both nightmares & Dreams are important & sometimes life can be hard. but you can still be strong when it does go hard. I also love the bond between the brother and Sister in this movie. if I could buy this movie I would but I also know it's not canon that it would come to a DVD release because it's Netflix original. God bless you all

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Jackson M

@Jackson150 Feb 15

I liked it. It was a fun movie for kids.

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@Lightingblade28 Feb 5

Absolutely loved this movie. This movie had many morden day jokes the movie had me laughing all the way especially the joke to do with 5g broadband 😂 this movie was heart-warming filled with loads of laughter and sends out a clear message no matter how shit life gets u still have family and they won't leave ya. Great animation. The only nit pick i have was towards the end, It got to whacky and stupid tho still very much enjoyed it👏👏

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Stevie

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Elliot

Craig Robinson

Baloney Tony

Simu Liu

Dad

Cristin Milioti

Mom

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Synopsis

In Your Dreams is a comedy adventure about Stevie and her brother Elliot who journey into the absurd landscape of their own dreams. If the siblings can withstand a snarky stuffed giraffe, zombie breakfast foods, and the queen of nightmares, the Sandman will grant them their ultimate dream come true... the perfect family.

Director: Alex Woo
Producer: Timothy Hahn, Gregg Taylor
Screenwriter: Erik Benson, Alex Woo
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Domain Entertainment (II), Kuku Studios, Dave Enterprises, Netflix Animation, Intromagine Pictures
Rating: PG (Thematic Content|Action/Peril|Some Rude Humor|Scary Images)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 7, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 14, 2025
Runtime: 1h 30m