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Before I Wake

Before I Wake

6,5 /10 (1,969 Votes)
2016 EN 97 min

Overview

An orphaned child's dreams—and nightmares—manifest physically as he sleeps.

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Release date

07/04/2016

Votes

1,969

Popularity

1.8

Fear your dreams.

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

97 min

Revenue

$4,937,677

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Reno

Reno

2016-09-09

⭐ 7

**It all begins with the butterflies!** People think it is a horror, but it was a fantasy-horror. According to the director, it is a supernatural theme. You may ask what's the big deal, but if you watch the film you will get, particularly the conclusion twist. It was a decent film with a good cast. It marks the return of the wonder boy Jacob Tremblay, after a tremendous performance debut from the Oscar nominated film 'Room'. Once again, he was brilliant, but due to the different theme, it might not be recognisation on a big scale. The main narration was led by Kate Bosworth, really worth me…

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Gimly

Gimly

2017-06-27

⭐ 5

Good premise, good design. Bad lead performance, bad... amount... of dropped plot points? That was less concise than it sounded in my head. What I'm trying to say is that for every positive _Before I Wake_ has on offer, there is an equal and opposite negative to bring it back down again. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._

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AndryX7

2017-10-28

⭐ 4

**Absurd situations that can't just be ignored** Somnia features an intriguing beginning because of an interesting plot, enjoyable locations and likable characters, then everything will start to fall apart. There are too many nonsense moments, you will disagree with almost all of the actions taken by our protagonists, and the events taking place will be far from realistic. Be aware of the genre, don't expect this movie to be much of a horror, don't expect this movie to be much of a fantasy neither ... it's a mix that I didn't personally enjoy. Special effects are well made at leas…

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