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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Erik Childress Movie Madness Podcast The setup is creepy and intriguing even as it turns into a more domestic metaphor but it unfortunately just relies on the same old formula for a disappointing climax. Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 31, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 12/05/24 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member Nice lil ghost story but some scenes definitely could have been creepier. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/15/24 Full Review Ovidius N Found it all a bit silly and derivative. Ended up day-dreaming during the film. Never a good sign. Definitely not an engaging film, even if the acting is above average. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/12/24 Full Review Sarfaraz A Jason Yu wrote and directed his debut South Korean suspense thriller. Jung Yu-mi and Lee Sun-kyun play the lead roles. The film follows a couple, an actor and his pregnant wife. The wife is scared and annoyed by her husband's sleep talking and sleep-walking; he scratches his cheek so hard in his sleep that it bleeds, consumes raw meat and fish from the fridge, attempts to jump off the balcony, and the next day, the home pet dog is discovered dead in the refrigerator. It is discovered that the spirit of the lower floor's elderly tenant has infiltrated the husband's body. The film contains several effective scare jumps, and while there are no ghosts or ghouls in the film, Jason makes certain to terrorize the viewers when the couple falls asleep. The film also confuses the audience halfway through when the wife begins to behave erratic, leaving viewers to wonder if the wife is to blame for everything. Jason has exploited sleepwalking as a captivating subject for a thriller. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/21/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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