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Awakened

  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
3.4/10
515
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Julianne Michelle in Awakened (2013)
DramaMysteryThriller

"Awakened" is a psychological drama/mystery thriller about a young woman who returns home to unravel the mysteries behind her mother's untimely death 14 years before."Awakened" is a psychological drama/mystery thriller about a young woman who returns home to unravel the mysteries behind her mother's untimely death 14 years before."Awakened" is a psychological drama/mystery thriller about a young woman who returns home to unravel the mysteries behind her mother's untimely death 14 years before.

  • Directors
    • Joycelyn Engle
    • Arno Malarone
  • Writers
    • Joycelyn Engle
    • Christopher M. Capwell
  • Stars
    • Julianne Michelle
    • Steven Bauer
    • John Savage
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    3.4/10
    515
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Joycelyn Engle
      • Arno Malarone
    • Writers
      • Joycelyn Engle
      • Christopher M. Capwell
    • Stars
      • Julianne Michelle
      • Steven Bauer
      • John Savage
    • 51User reviews
    • 1Critic review
    • 3Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Julianne Michelle
    Julianne Michelle
    • Samantha Winston
    Steven Bauer
    Steven Bauer
    • Lucas Drake
    John Savage
    John Savage
    • Jack Winston
    Edward Furlong
    Edward Furlong
    • Thomas Burton
    Sally Kirkland
    Sally Kirkland
    • Harriet Bendi
    Stelio Savante
    Stelio Savante
    • Benny Dawson
    Bryan Dechart
    • Liam Dawson
    Sean Stone
    Sean Stone
    • Man with the Fedora Hat
    Joycelyn Engle
    • Dr. Rockwell
    Erin Gerasimovich
    Erin Gerasimovich
    • Young Samantha Winston
    Kiva Dawson
    • Jennifer Winston
    Dennis Long
    • Marco
    Raw Leiba
    Raw Leiba
    • Cranium
    Vanessa McCaffrey
    • Wilhemina - hooded woman
    Andrea Kubala-James
    • Aunt Patricia
    • (as Andrea Kubala)
    John 'J.T.' Tully
    John 'J.T.' Tully
    • Dr. Cole
    • (as John Tully)
    Rosilyn Kazanjian
    • Johansson's beautiful embalmed body
    Miriam Weisbecker
    • Mrs. Chambers
    • Directors
      • Joycelyn Engle
      • Arno Malarone
    • Writers
      • Joycelyn Engle
      • Christopher M. Capwell
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    User reviews51

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    1annalan

    What a load of rubbish--it's a mother/daughter vanity project promoted by their friends (and only their friends)

    This movie is comically bad. Terrible script, awful acting and annoying score. Some day it will be a drinking game of movie clichés.

    I wondered who would actually put up the money for this rubbish and hire these actors. Then I did a little online research and everything made sense. The "director" and "writer" is the lead actress Julianne Michelle's mom. Neither has the qualifications for it. This mother-daughter duo is relentless in promoting themselves by over stating their qualifications, giving super pretentious interviews (Julianne claims she did Wall Street as a "favor" to Oliver Stone), and slapping on award claims from some 3rd rate film festival.

    Just take a look at those 10/10 ratings. 100% must be from family and friends who are nodding along as if they received a really crap piece of drawing from a child but still has to smile and say good job.
    1nik-343-724213

    Very, very bad movie

    This is by far the worst movie I have ever seen. The actors are SO bad. The plot is rubbish and the script is so awful and predictable. I caught myself laughing several times during the movie, and i'm pretty sure, that that wasn't the intension from the people who made this so called thriller. It's not thrilling at all. It's very, very slow and boring. I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone. Save yourself from 2 hours in hell with this boring and very bad movie.

    It's beyond me, how so many people have rated this movie so high. It must clearly be the director and the actors themselves who rated this piece of crap 9 or 10 stars. Terrible, terrible, terrible movie...
    2tokzan

    Awkward movie

    This move was just so awkward to watch. The actors were terrible, you really noticed the actors read a script and the emotions were not realistic.

    The movie itself didn't really make much sense, you felt no connection to the characters and in the end you're sitting there thinking: "Okaaay, was this really a horror? Felt more like a bad comedy"

    I don't believe at all that most people that have given this movie good scores are for real. If you look at the most people that scored this high, you will see most of them are members since the same month they reviewed this movie and many of them have only given 1 movie reviews and scored 1 movie - guess what? Yeah exactly, this crappy movie.

    Don't waste your time on this "movie", I'm serious! You're gonna regret you gave this movie 2 hours of your life, when you could have watch paint dry instead - a lot more fun!
    1jhs39

    Awful waste of time

    I honestly can't remember the last time I was so angry that I wasted my time watching a movie as I was with this one. The story concerns a young women who returns home for the first time since she was a child and her mom died, convinced that her violent drunk of a dad killed her mom and determined to somehow prove it.

    Lead actress Julianne Michelle seems to basically have two expressions--smiling and not smiling--she doesn't even come close to having the talent required to be a lead in something like this, not that it ultimately matters since the filmmakers completely sabotage their film with one of the most thoroughly destructive surprise endings I have seen since Alexandre Aja's High Tension. In the unlikely event that you somehow found Samantha and her quest for answers dramatically involving the ending will punish you for that mistake.

    I seriously cannot emphasize this enough--do not waste your time watching this movie. Awakened is a train-wreck that seems to go on forever before completely self-destructing at the end. It's really bad but not in a way that's in any way entertaining. The songs over the end credits actually felt like salt being thrown in my eyes--so the punishment doesn't end even as the credits run. Again, just don't watch this movie. If you do prepared to be angry by the time it's over. Consider yourself warned.
    danimonterosso

    Suspense and mystery

    Many times the reality is never what it seems. Awakened is a thriller that is full of unexplained events and suspense that is directed with amazing talent. The audience's attention is immediately captured by the intense plot. No one can trust anyone. The constant search for truth, the truth that is scary because it is sprinkled with intrigue and deceit. Awakened is a film not to be missed that leaves the viewer breathless. A film that does not get bored because it makes you look away from the big screen so as not miss any detail. Awakened is one of the best thriller movies of the last times that recommend to all lovers of the genre.

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    • Trivia
      Julianne Michelle wins "Best Actress" for Awakened on Oct 20, 2013 n New York at the NY Indie Film Fest (NYIFF)... same day Awakened won "Best Narrative Feature" and "Best Feature Producer" on both coasts in NY and LA.
    • Quotes

      Samantha Winston: Quote from Edward Furlong, Thomas, to Julianne Michelle, Samantha: "Don't trust ANYONE!"

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    • Release date
      • March 21, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Awakened
    • Filming locations
      • Southampton, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Supernova Media
      • Industrial Motion Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $2,100,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 51m(111 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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