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  • Awake
  • Opened November 30, 2007 | Runtime:1 hr. 18 min.
  • R
    language, an intense disturbing situation, and brief drug use
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 15+. Read More
  • While undergoing surgery, a young man (Hayden Christensen) suffers ''anesthetic awareness.'' He becomes fully alert – but paralyzed – and therefore cannot warn his doctors about his condition. Meanwhile, his wife (Jessica Alba) wrestles with demons Read More
  • Cast: Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba, Terrence Howard, Lena Olin, Christopher McDonald
  • Director: Joby Harold
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Suspense/Thriller

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  • Hayden Christensen and Jessica Alba in "Awake."
  • Lena Olin in "Awake."
  • Hayden Christensen and Jessica Alba in "Awake."
  • Hayden Christensen in "Awake."
  • Terrence Howard, Hayden Christensen and Jessica Alba in "Awake."
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Awake Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    SO MUCH FUN!

    by filmk25

    this movie isn't as scary as they are saying--it's damn exciting though! and surprising. and this sounds weird, but kinda moving!

  • Go

    interesting

    by antzilla

    I liked the movie, but unless you are very grossed out by blood and surgical procedures, it is more like a mystery or a thriller than a real horror or suspense. It didn't have any of those moments that crept up on you and then jumped out at you. It was a good movie, with good acting, but one thing I noticed was that it didn't earn its "R" rating. I only heard slight profanity, and the medical part was just as bad as any Discovery Health show. There were some disturbing moments, but I wouldn't go to this movie if you are looking for a scare, but more of a thrilling mystery, like I mentioned before.

  • Go

    expect the unexpected....and be prepared!!!

    by chrisinfl

    I went to this movie not expecting much, especially with a run time of under 1 hour 20 minutes; but nothing prepared me for what I was about to encounter in the operating room scene.
    Sure most people have heard of this unexplainable incidence of people who suffer the horror of not being put to sleep, even after being given anesthesia, but to actually see someone (yes, i know what your thinking, this is only a movie) experience, and during an open-heart surgery, it left me soul searching and searching for a barf bag!
    Lets just say the movie has an excellent plot, and the things people would do for money shows no limits, to be sure.
    Just be prepared for some heart-wrenching reality after leaving this one.
    pete in florida....:)

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Awake Critic Reviews

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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    A surprisingly effective thriller.

  • 60
    Washington Post | Stephen Hunter

    Awake is a pleasing if negligible diversion.

  • 58
    Entertainment Weekly |

    Too bad, because until it essentially turns into a medical-thriller version of...

  • 50
    The Hollywood Reporter | Frank Scheck

    Christensen delivers a low-key performance that is ultimately quite appealing,...

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