Sleep

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Sleep

Released Sep 27, 2024

1h 34m

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Horror

Comedy

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SLEEP follows newlyweds Hyun-su (Lee Sun-kyun, PARASITE) and Soo-jin (Jung Yu-mi), whose domestic bliss is disrupted when Hyun-su begins speaking in his sleep, ominously stating, "Someone's inside." From that night on, whenever he falls asleep, Hyun-su transforms into someone else, with no recollection of what happened the night before. Overwhelmed with anxiety that he may hurt himself or their young family, Soo-jin can barely sleep because of this irrational fear. Despite treatment, Hyun-su's sleepwalking only intensifies, and Soo-jin begins to feel that her unborn child may be in danger.

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Critics Consensus

Elegantly executed, Sleep builds prosperously upon a familiar premise and delivers rousing chills.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

This is a really fun, tight little thriller that accomplishes a great deal in a limited space.

Nov 3, 2024

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Alison Willmore

New York Magazine/Vulture

Sleep is a wild ride, but it refuses to lose sight of the emotional state of the people it puts onscreen, even as they fall apart.

Oct 1, 2024

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

Yu stops exactly where he needs to to protect and maintain “Sleep”’s suggestive atmosphere and charming ambiguities.

Rated: 3.5/4

Sep 27, 2024

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

The horror movie Sleep is not as intense as it first appears to be. It's more of a psychological supernatural mystery than a movie with obvious jump scares. The acting performances are effective. Just don't expect non-stop action in this atmospheric film.

Feb 10, 2025

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

what makes Sleep such a smart riff on familiar material is that it initially plays directly into our expectations, but then halfway through turns the whole thing upside down

Rated: 3/4

Nov 22, 2024

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Andy Klein

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

What you see is the mental disability of the husband progressively destabilizing the wife -- and that's the really scary part.

Nov 3, 2024

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Patrick F

The movie delivers some thrilling moments but doesn't quite hit the mark as a solid horror movie. The wife grows increasingly aware/paranoid that her husband with a new sleep disorder is actually becoming possessed by someone who wants her. A unique story in a way but imo the female lead acts unrealistically intense and the husband is overly passive to what's happening. Not bad movie but not above average in any way.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/25

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Audience Member

Wow. How did this get such high ratings? Predictable. Contrived. Not shocking. Slow. Really disappointed.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/12/25

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Cristian s

Solida, juega bien sus cartas y entretiene contando muy bien su historia. Excelentes actuaciones que por momentos acarrean toda la película. Lamentablemente el final es un toque decepcionante.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/31/24

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Audience Member

This is a pretty solid thriller that doesn’t quite live up to its lofty potential.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/19/24

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Steven G

Perhaps the greatest ghost/possession movie EVER! Bold statement, for sure, but an absolutely brilliant story and acting. Part Sixth Sense, The Exorcist, etc.,etc. Can't wait to watch it again!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/25

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Darren D

With two excellent leading performances from Jung Yu-mi & the late Lee Sun-kyun,"Sleep" is a smart feature length debut from Jason Yu, a horror mystery with a touch of dark humour that many South Korean movies successfully blend together. What begins with one night of sleepwalking that gets jokingly played away, it slowly escalates into a sleep disorder nightmare. The eerie opening of Soo-jin waking up to find her husband, Hyeon-soo sat at the edge of the bed muttering "Someone's inside", while this leads to an increase of strange behaviour & lighthearted moments as the couple work together seeking medical advice & baby proofing their apartment from Hyeon-soo sleepwalking, it soon descends into chaos as distrust in their home starts to appear as does the cracks in the couples mental well-being, questioning their love for each other & spiritual beliefs.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/02/24

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Jason Yu

Director

Jung Yu-mi

Su-jin

Lee Sun-kyun

Hyun-su

Jason Yu

Screenwriter

Lewis Taewan Kim

Producer

Choi Pyung-Ho

Executive Producer

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Synopsis

SLEEP follows newlyweds Hyun-su (Lee Sun-kyun, PARASITE) and Soo-jin (Jung Yu-mi), whose domestic bliss is disrupted when Hyun-su begins speaking in his sleep, ominously stating, "Someone's inside." From that night on, whenever he falls asleep, Hyun-su transforms into someone else, with no recollection of what happened the night before. Overwhelmed with anxiety that he may hurt himself or their young family, Soo-jin can barely sleep because of this irrational fear. Despite treatment, Hyun-su's sleepwalking only intensifies, and Soo-jin begins to feel that her unborn child may be in danger.

Director: Jason Yu
Producer: Lewis Taewan Kim
Screenwriter: Jason Yu
Distributor: Magnet Releasing
Production Co: Lewis Pictures
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror, Comedy
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 27, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 27, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $33.9K
Runtime: 1h 34m

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