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Sleepwalker

  • 2017
  • Unrated
  • 1h 28m
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5.1/10
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Sleepwalker (2017)
Troubled by bouts of sleepwalking and disturbing nightmares, graduate student Sarah Foster goes to her university sleep research center for help. But when she wakes up after her first night of being monitored, the world she lives in seems to have changed in subtle, Twilight-Zone-esque ways.
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College student Sarah tries to deal with the murder of a loved one. Her dreams/nightmares seem so real to her that she can't tell them apart from real life.College student Sarah tries to deal with the murder of a loved one. Her dreams/nightmares seem so real to her that she can't tell them apart from real life.College student Sarah tries to deal with the murder of a loved one. Her dreams/nightmares seem so real to her that she can't tell them apart from real life.

  • Director
    • Elliott Lester
  • Writer
    • Jack Olsen
  • Stars
    • Ahna O'Reilly
    • Richard Armitage
    • Izabella Scorupco
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Elliott Lester
    • Writer
      • Jack Olsen
    • Stars
      • Ahna O'Reilly
      • Richard Armitage
      • Izabella Scorupco
    • 20User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Ahna O'Reilly
    Ahna O'Reilly
    • Sarah Wells…
    Richard Armitage
    Richard Armitage
    • Dr. Scott White
    Izabella Scorupco
    Izabella Scorupco
    • Dr. Elaine Cooper
    Rachel Melvin
    Rachel Melvin
    • Dawn
    Kevin Zegers
    Kevin Zegers
    • Dr. Koslov
    Haley Joel Osment
    Haley Joel Osment
    • Warren
    Jessica Oyelowo
    Jessica Oyelowo
    • Other Sarah Wells
    Matthew Del Negro
    Matthew Del Negro
    • Other Scott White
    Emma Fitzpatrick
    Emma Fitzpatrick
    • Nicole Wyatt
    Damien Leake
    Damien Leake
    • Dr. Elliot Solomon
    Adam O'Byrne
    Adam O'Byrne
    • Officer Dowden
    Vincent Rivera
    Vincent Rivera
    • Police Officer #2
    Alberta Mayne
    Alberta Mayne
    • Dr. Cooper's Assistant
    Jake Broder
    Jake Broder
    • Older Gentleman
    Chloe Stearns
    Chloe Stearns
    • Student #1
    Hunter Stiebel
    Hunter Stiebel
    • Student #2
    Devon Drew
    Devon Drew
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    • Director
      • Elliott Lester
    • Writer
      • Jack Olsen
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    5chloe_harwood

    Bizarre

    Acting was great, considering the script and story was absolute bobbins. I didn't get it at all, I followed it all the way through but didn't get the point of the story. None of it made sense.
    5Sleepin_Dragon

    Is it me?

    I watched this, and for the most part enjoyed it, but what on Earth was it about, what was going on? I concentrated from start to finish, but simply could not follow it, I am all for complexity in films, ambiguity, but this just made absolutely no sense, events were happening just for the sake of it.

    The ending sucked, totally lazy writing, to an unforgivable extent, very definitely a case of 'did they think they could get away with that in this day and age?'

    The acting was excellent, very impressive performances, and the visuals were truly excellent.

    I did like it, even if I didn't quite follow it. Mehh, 5/10
    8ukproject

    Very Good Twisty Mindbending Thriller That Actually Ties Up The Ending

    I have to go against the grain here and say that I absolutely loved 'Sleepwalker' although it did take me a second viewing to spot the main reveal explaining exactly what was happening.

    The explanation is there clear as day and it does tie in to the rest of the story really well, but the film deliberately brings the viewer into a state of as much confusion as the main character so it is very easily overlooked.

    As a huge fan of Christopher Nolans Memento, there are vague similarities at a stretch with the main similarity between the two being the level of confusion. Otherwise there isn't really a great deal in common between the two.

    If you're a Memento fan, but have watched it so many times that it no longer holds that level of mystery or confusion anymore then Sleepwalker is a good candidate to confuse the hell out of you.

    Thankfully, Sleepwalker ties the end up pretty well.

    Well worth a watch if you're into Mindbenders.
    6stephenw-30180

    Decent mind bender

    Sleepwalker certainly makes an attempt to be a mind bending thriller, and does so with mixed results. The viewer might have to watch the film twice to get the gist of its meaning. I did!

    A woman is found sleepwalking in the middle of the night and has no idea where she is. The police find her and return her to her dorm. She has a history of sleep walking and is concerned it is starting again. After another nights restlessness, she decides to go to the College sleep study program to be monitored.

    After the first time she does this things start to become strange. Things around her start to change subtly. The Dr. In charge takes a personal interest in her case and attempts to help her as things progressively get stranger and stranger as the studies continue.

    The rest of the film is an exercise in uncertainty, nightmares, and amnesia. The film, I thought, was somewhat thought provoking but misses the mark as a real mind bending thriller. It is more a film about a woman with a sleep disorder which turns into a mix of confusion, hallucinations And scattered reality.

    I would say it worth a viewing but don't expect much in way of a strong thriller....
    6kisaka-87196

    I was prepared to not 'get it'

    Another poster nailed it. The last screens explained it all quite tidily. Only thing I don't understand... the folks that didn't understand lol Excellent film and I'm glad I watched it.

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      • October 10, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
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    • Also known as
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