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With hopes of making it big in LA, small-town Gemma takes the overnight shift at Somnium, a mysterious sleep clinic where dreams are made real, but soon finds herself trapped in its web of dark secrets.

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Jim Vorel

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There are moments when Somnium's disparate selves create friction, or make you wonder what Cain was thinking, but there are just as many instances that strike recognizably wistful, pensive or doubting tones that really work nicely.

Rated: 6.6/10

Aug 29, 2025

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Heidi Krull

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Though it has a slow start, Somnium, written and directed by Racheal Cain, builds tension even when the characters are fast asleep, and makes you ponder what you would do if your life’s biggest dreams and goals were handed to you on a silver platter.

Aug 28, 2025

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Maitland McDonagh

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Cain is a director to keep an eye on. Her gorgeous visual sense is stronger than her solid but not-quite-polished script ... [b]ut I’ve no doubt she’ll smoothen things in whatever her next screenplay is and I look forward to it.

Aug 28, 2025

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Mark Dujsik

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Somnium attempts to do far too much with such a thin story, unconvincing mechanics, and the constant thought that ... none of this might actually matter...

Rated: 2/4

Aug 28, 2025

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Karina Adelgaard

Heaven of Horror

SOMNIUM is a new sci-fi thriller starring Chloë Levine in the all-important lead role. She needs to be fierce, talented, depressed, conflicted, and everything in between as the story unfolds. And that’s without the sci-fi thriller element driving the...

Rated: 3/5

Aug 28, 2025

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Nathaniel Muir

AIPT

Stories involving dreams can be difficult to tell, but Cain is able to deftly pull it off in a strong debut. Levine is incredible and will draw audiences in and there is an overall creepy element to it all that will appeal to fans of genre cinema.

Aug 26, 2025

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Disjointed Genre Movie Manifests Hollywood Nightmares

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/28/25

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With hopes of making it big in LA, small-town Gemma takes the overnight shift at Somnium, a mysterious sleep clinic where dreams are made real, but soon finds herself trapped in its web of dark secrets.

Director: Racheal Cain
Producer: Racheal Cain, Chris Raby, Andrea Saavedra, Patricia Chica
Screenwriter: Racheal Cain
Distributor: Yellow Veil Pictures
Production Co: Blue Dot Media, Allred Films
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 28, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 9, 2025
Runtime: 1h 32m