Dead Awake

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Dead Awake

2017,

1h 39m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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9 Reviews

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Kate Bowman is a by-the-books social worker who is investigating a series of mysterious deaths. Each victim suffered from sleep paralysis, a frightening ailment that immobilizes its victims as they dream. Kate is approached by an unorthodox doctor who warns of an evil entity that haunts people in their sleep. She brushes aside his admonition, but when a terrifying entity begins to haunt Kate's friends and loved ones, she must fight to stay awake to stop the nightmare she's unleashed.

John DeFore

The Hollywood Reporter

May 16, 2017

Most likely to frighten viewers who begin nodding off and fear they'll be unable to rouse themselves to leave the theater.

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Jen Yamato

Los Angeles Times

May 11, 2017

Despite Donahue's best efforts in a grand finale sleep session with life-or-death stakes, the premise never lives up to its promise.

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Rob Staeger

Village Voice

May 11, 2017

The whole affair plods along in by-the-numbers fashion, and the characters are all types, displaying little evidence of interior lives.

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Joey Keogh

Wicked Horror

Oct 7, 2019

7/10

Dead Awake is slight but scary, simple but tough and, at times, crawlingly creepy. Fear your bed.

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Josh Goller

Spectrum Culture

Jul 20, 2019

1/5

With absolutely nothing new to offer, Dead Awake is content to coast on a flimsy premise involving a scary-sounding medical condition turned malevolently paranormal.

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Kat Hughes

THN

Aug 29, 2018

2/5

Given this is one of the first movies that we can think of that covers sleep-paralysis in such detail, it should be fresh and invigorate the genre, instead it plods along ticking off all the expected, but uninteresting, boxes.

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Feb 14, 2018

It's perfect to fall sleep in the theater

Finn S

Nov 22, 2017

"Sleep paralysis that can kill you isn't real...psych!" -Dr. Sykes Also, documentary? Heck to the yeah.

Draco P

Sep 19, 2017

This is the worst representation of sleep paralysis that I have ever seen. I have sleep paralysis and I can assure you, this is not what happens. I think this was made to be a horror movie, but at the same time the makers of this movie are mocking the lives of people who actually experience sleep paralysis. Did they do any actual research on sleep paralysis?? This whole production reduces my faith in humanity tbh.

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Anakin M

Jul 18, 2017

Perfecta para dormir a los 5 minutos.

Hermione S

May 28, 2017

Dead Awake is an interesting concept of a movie.. based in sleep paralysis..and while at first it comes off slightly contrived, it does have legitimate scares and at cast of characters that are actually grounded and believable while not becoming caricatures of themselves..found myself rooting for the lead actress by the end..Not as bad as some of the pros may say...well worth actress watch

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Finn S

May 18, 2017

the hag was well done. Concept is good. With a larger budget it would have been incidious type of series could have expanded on the Dream state more like the shower scene. Wasn't as bad as the "pro critics" are claiming. Goosebumps for sure

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Kate Bowman is a by-the-books social worker who is investigating a series of mysterious deaths. Each victim suffered from sleep paralysis, a frightening ailment that immobilizes its victims as they dream. Kate is approached by an unorthodox doctor who warns of an evil entity that haunts people in their sleep. She brushes aside his admonition, but when a terrifying entity begins to haunt Kate's friends and loved ones, she must fight to stay awake to stop the nightmare she's unleashed.

Director: Phillip Guzman
Producer: Phillip Guzman, James LaMarr, Philip Marlatt, Derek Lee Nixon, Kurt Wehner
Screenwriter: Jeffrey Reddick
Distributor: FilmRise
Production Co: Aristar Entertainment
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 12, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 12, 2017
Runtime: 1h 39m

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