Sleepwalk With Me

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  • Opened August 24, 2012 
  • 1 hr 30 min
  • PG-13 | Some sexual content and brief language.

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 14+. More on child suitability

  • “I’m going to tell you a story, and it’s true....I always have to tell people that.” So asserts comedian-turned-playwright-turned-filmmaker Mike Birbiglia directly to the viewer at the outset of his autobiographically inspired, fictional feature debut. Birbiglia wears his incisive wit on his sleeve while portraying a cinematic surrogate. We are thrust into the tale of a burgeoning stand-up comedian struggling with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship threatening to race out of his control, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore. Based on the successful one-man show, SLEEPWALK WITH ME engages in the kind of passionate and personal storytelling that transfigures intimate anguish into comic art. Bursting with sincerity, Mike Birbiglia’s foray into the medium marks the invigorating emergence of a strong and poignant American voice, at once hilarious and heartbreaking. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, James Rebhorn, Carol Kane, Cristin Milioti
  • Director: Mike Birbiglia
  • Genres: Drama

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Pure Comedy!

by pedsarq

What great sleeper comedy! This is a well written story about a man who is a natural at comedy, but it takes him a long time to figure it out because everyone in his life has an idea of what he...

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Go see this...

by spirok26

This was a great movie, very well written and executed. There were moments that I couldn't stop laughing and moments that were shocking but in the end this is a sweet warm movie that you can tell was...

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Funny & Real

by HarBerNi

Unique story, likable characters, lots of laughs (the main character is really a comedian) while dealing with a semi-serious condition (ie sleep walking). A movie guys and girls will enjoy....

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Entertainment Weekly
| Lisa Schwarzbaum

Lauren Ambrose is lovely as the girlfriend he's a fool to lose but seems intent on losing anyhow. Read full review

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Laugh-out-loud funny and somewhat melancholic. Read full review

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

I like this movie. More important, I like Mike Birbiglia in it. Whether he has a future in stand-up I cannot say, but he has a future as a monologist and actor. Read full review

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USA Today
| Claudia Puig

A dream for fans of offbeat, well-written, subtly acted projects. Read full review

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Mike Birbiglia as Matt Pandamiglio and Lauren Ambrose as Abby in "Sleepwalk With Me."