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About this movie

Genres:
Crime, Mystery & Suspense
Language:
English
Running time:
1:24:01
Partner rating:
R
Released:

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Hayden Christensen Clayton Beresford Jr.
  2. Jessica Alba Sam Lockwood
  3. Lena Olin Lilith Beresford
  4. Arliss Howard Dr. Jonathan Neyer
  5. Terrence Howard Dr. Jack Harper
  6. Christopher McDonald Dr. Larry Lupin
  7. Sam Robards Clayton Beresford Sr.
  8. Fisher Stevens Dr. Puttnam
  9. Georgina Chapman Penny Carver
  10. David Harbour Dracula

Directors

  1. Joby Harold

Producers

  1. Harvey Weinstein
  2. Bob Weinstein
  3. Kelly Carmichael
  4. Tim Williams
  5. Jason Kliot
  6. Joana Vicente
  7. John Penotti
  8. Fisher Stevens

Writers

  1. Joby Harold

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Awake

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Trailer for Awake

Jessica Alba, Hayden Christensen, and Terrence Howard star in first-time director/screenwriter Joby Harold's nerve-jangling psychological thriller about a man who experiences the frighteningly common surgical phenomenon known as "anesthetic awareness," in which those laid out on the operating table remain acutely aware of what is going on around them despite remaining completely paralyzed and unable to cry out for help. When a successful young... Jessica Alba, Hayden Christensen, and Terrence Howard star in first-time director/screenwriter Joby Harold's nerve-jangling psychological thriller about a man who experiences the frighteningly common surgical phenomenon known as "anesthetic awareness," in which those laid out on the operating table remain acutely aware of what is going on around them despite remaining completely paralyzed and unable to cry out for help. When a successful young man (Christensen) goes under the knife and realizes that the anesthesia hasn't quite done its job, the horror quickly sets in as his worried wife (Alba) waits anxiously and a terrifying drama unfolds in the operating room.

Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'rotten' by Rotten Tomatoes

24%Tomatometer score: 24% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Negative review
    Matt Glasby, Film4 Imagine it's a comedy and pray for the end. Full review External link
  2. Negative review
    James Dyer, Empire Magazine Less painful than having your chest cut open, but a disagreeable experience just the same. Full review External link
  3. Negative review
    Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail With a couple of more drafts to mend the plot holes and restructure the middle act, Awake could have been saved. Full review External link
  4. Negative review
    Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel [Joby] Harold's script has a surprise or three in it, a biggy near the end. But he's a director with no poker face. He tips his hand early and often. Full review External link
  5. Positive review
    Stephen Hunter, Washington Post Awake is a pleasing if negligible diversion. Full review External link
  6. Negative review
    Bruce Demara, Toronto Star The plot has more holes in it than a tea bag and the film should come with a warning label: don't go see with anyone with even a modicum of medical knowledge, because they'll surely spend the film... Full review External link

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    Under the Knife & Behind the Camera: The Making of Awake

    Writer/Director Joby Harold takes you behind the scenes with the cast and crew of AWAKE and explains how he got the idea for the film, and what it was like w...

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