While You Were Sleeping

PG

1995

1 hr. 43 min.

Romance

Comedy

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62 Reviews

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Lonely transit worker Lucy Eleanor Moderatz (Sandra Bullock) pulls her longtime crush, Peter (Peter Gallagher), from the path of an oncoming train. At the hospital, doctors report that he's in a coma, and a misplaced comment from Lucy causes Peter's family to assume that she is his fiancée. When Lucy doesn't correct them, they take her into their home and confidence. Things get even more complicated when she finds herself falling for Peter's sheepish brother, Jack (Bill Pullman).

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Critics Consensus

While You Were Sleeping is built wholly from familiar ingredients, but assembled with such skill -- and with such a charming performance from Sandra Bullock -- that it gives formula a good name.

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Diana K

This movie warms my heart and makes me smile every time I watch it. Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman are perfect.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/24

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Chase C

Very cute, silly, funny rom com.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/02/24

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Michael V

A STORY ABOUT LOVE AT SECOND SIGHT. While You Were Sleeping is a 1995 American romantic comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub 🛌 Meh, it passed the time. Just. 😐 👍🏼👎🏼 A transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a coma—his family mistakenly thinks she's Peter's fiancée, and she doesn't correct them. Things get more complicated when she falls for his brother, who's not quite sure that she's who she claims to be.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/28/23

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Luke W

One of the best romances ever made.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/15/23

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Hayley M

Lucy's character is just so loveable and adorable! I was routing for her the whole film!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/10/23

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Betsy

My mom and I watch this every holiday. It’s my favorite Christmas movie and I can quote the whole thing by heart! ❤️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/22/23

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Jon Turteltaub

Director

Sandra Bullock

Lucy Eleanor Moderatz

Bill Pullman

Jack Callaghan

Peter Gallagher

Peter Callaghan

Peter Boyle

Ox Callaghan

Jack Warden

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Duane Byrge

Hollywood Reporter

Bullock gives Lucy just the right amount of edge. Pullman's performance as Peter's down-to-earth younger brother is also a deft mix of moxie and frustration.

May 5, 2020

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Anthony Lane

New Yorker

[Bullock] knows one of the secrets of doing romantic comedy: treating the romance as a good joke.

Dec 4, 2013

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Steven Rea

Philadelphia Inquirer

Compared to While You Were Sleeping, even the half-baked scenario of the Marisa Tomei-Robert Downey Jr. romance Only You looks witty and inventive.

Rated: 2/4

Dec 4, 2013

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...an increasingly compelling and charming romantic comedy...

Rated: 3.5/4

Nov 11, 2021

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Charlotte Harrison

Charlotte Sometimes Goes to the Movies

Rom Com / screwball comedy perfection.

Apr 13, 2021

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Like most American romantic comedies, this is all heart and no head, but it does have a habit of sneaking in some intriguing twists and turns when you least expect it.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 11, 2020

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Synopsis

Lonely transit worker Lucy Eleanor Moderatz (Sandra Bullock) pulls her longtime crush, Peter (Peter Gallagher), from the path of an oncoming train. At the hospital, doctors report that he's in a coma, and a misplaced comment from Lucy causes Peter's family to assume that she is his fiancée. When Lucy doesn't correct them, they take her into their home and confidence. Things get even more complicated when she finds herself falling for Peter's sheepish brother, Jack (Bill Pullman).

Director: Jon Turteltaub
Executive Producer: Steve Barron, Arthur M. Sarkissian
Screenwriter: Daniel G. Sullivan, Fredric LeBow
Production Co: Hollywood Pictures, Caravan Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $81.1M
Sound Mix: Surround

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