Sleepwalk With Me

Play trailer

Sleepwalk With Me

PG-13

Released Aug 24, 2012

1h 30m

Comedy

Drama

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

83%

Tomatometer

115 Reviews

71%

Popcornmeter

10,000+ Ratings

Anxiety over his stalled career and outside pressure to marry his longtime lover (Lauren Ambrose) push a commitment-shy comic (Mike Birbiglia) to sleepwalk.

Critics Consensus

Laugh-out-loud funny and endearingly messy, Sleepwalk with Me overcomes its tonal inconsistencies to deliver a sweetly melancholic, amiably reassuring indie crowd-pleaser.

Read Critics Reviews

Caitlin Wood

Bitch Media

There is genuine humor with disability, and this particular film is an honest, earnest, and entertaining reflection of that truth.

Jan 13, 2021

Full Review

Chase Whale

Film.com

This self-deprecating comedy would make both Larry David and Louis C.K. proud,

Nov 8, 2013

Full Review

Violet Lucca

Film Comment Magazine

However, there's something ultimately unsatisfying about the experience of listening to stand-up comedian Mike Birbiglia tell the true story of his inability to marry his longtime girlfriend (played by the far-too-hot-to-be-with-him Lauren Ambrose).

Jun 28, 2013

Full Review

Scott Nye

Battleship Pretension

Birbiglia is endlessly self-aware, but expresses no true awareness of the self.

Mar 10, 2021

Full Review

Jordan M. Smith

IONCINEMA.com

The conversion between mediums is flawless, as it gains a variety of story expanding tricks this time around that can only come with the visual format.

Feb 9, 2020

Full Review

Molly Templeton

Eugene Weekly (OR)

Sleepwalk [With Me] takes familiar material and twists it slightly, bringing new themes into focus even as it relies heavily on [Mike] Birbiglia's tales of screwy gigs, stoic audiences and downright dangerous sleepwalking episodes.

Feb 27, 2019

Full Review

Read all reviews

Rich S

It's too long for a comedy set and maybe a little too short for a motion picture. Sleepwalk with Me probably falls best under the heading of "experimental" movies with Birbiglia making his debut as a director and is the centerpiece of the story as an actor. The acting is good. He's playing himself. And, he made three excellent choices in Lauren Ambrose (as his love interest) and, as his parents, James Rebhorn and Carol Kane. You won't be bowled over, but you will get a meaningful story of a man and an ailment that has, at times, put his life in danger.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/25

Full Review

David R

Birbiglia's character is flaccid and dull. I wanted to throttle him. I'll admit I could not get through the film. For me, it might as well have been called Let Me Put You To Sleep. Lauren Ambrose and Carol Kane, both talented actors, were wasted here. What a disappointment.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/29/25

Full Review

Brad O

This film is 13 years old, so if you've seen Mike Birbiglia's stand up specials, this is a bit old hat. But, I did like seeing all of the celebrities in it who have since had big careers. If you haven't seen Birbiglia's stand up specials, this is basically an indie film love story that concludes with his most famous story about him sleepwalking and jumping out the window at a La Quinta Inn.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/05/25

Full Review

Dean E

Wow, just when you would think that a life of $20 a night comedian could not get any worse..............watch this.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/15/23

Full Review

Audience Member

It's boring, long-winding & poor quality drama. I stop half way

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Great story, well told. I have listened to the original stand up it was based on several times and it was a joy to see it played out on the screen. PLUS Carol Kane! I mean, come on!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Mike Birbiglia

Director

Lauren Ambrose

Abby

Mike Birbiglia

Matt

Hannibal Buress

Hannibal

Wyatt Cenac

Chris

William C. Dement

Self

The Way, Way Back

83%

84%

The Way, Way Back

Watchlist

The Art of Getting By

20%

46%

The Art of Getting By

Watchlist

It's Kind of a Funny Story

59%

66%

It's Kind of a Funny Story

Watchlist

LOL

14%

50%

LOL

Watchlist

Darling Companion

21%

29%

Darling Companion

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Darling Companion

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Critics Consensus: Hit & Run Is Hit And Miss

View more photos

Synopsis

Anxiety over his stalled career and outside pressure to marry his longtime lover (Lauren Ambrose) push a commitment-shy comic (Mike Birbiglia) to sleepwalk.

Director: Mike Birbiglia
Producer: Ira Glass, Jacob Jaffke
Screenwriter: Mike Birbiglia, Ira Glass, Joe Birbiglia, Seth Barrish
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Bedrocket Media Ventures, Sleepwalkers Anonymous
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Language|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 24, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 2, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.2M
Runtime: 1h 30m

Most Popular at Home Now