Sleepwalking

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Sleepwalking

R,

2008,

1h 41m,

Drama

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17%

60 Reviews

Tomatometer

43%

25,000+ Ratings

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17%

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60 Reviews

43%

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25,000+ Ratings

When her boyfriend is arrested for marijuana possession, Joleen Reedy (Charlize Theron) and her 11-year-old daughter, Tara (AnnaSophia Robb), take refuge with Joleen's aimless brother, James (Nick Stahl). Joleen soon runs off with a truck driver, and James is unable to meet his responsibilities. After Child Protective Services takes possession of Tara, James abducts her from a foster home, and the two travel from California to Utah, where his abusive father (Dennis Hopper) lives.

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Critics Consensus

Despite some sharp performances, Sleepwalking suffers from a grimness of tone and sluggish pacing.

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Leo Goldsmith

IndieWire

Aug 8, 2009

Each bend in the road positively screeches with the urgency of impending catharsis, but the film never earns its resolution.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Dec 8, 2008

The movie seems unusually honest in portraying the no-option existence of the working poor, but the story slips into melodrama in the last reel.

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

Mar 24, 2008

It's a film of mood -- and the mood is perfectly captured.

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Martin Tsai

New York Sun

Apr 21, 2023

It’s a good thing the film is set in Northern California rather than North Carolina, because the only remaining cliché would be for the characters to deliver their lines with a thick Southern drawl.

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Dave White

Movies.com

Apr 4, 2011

1/5

Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Jan 12, 2011

William Maher's melodrama is much too grim and bleak for even the most cynical viewer to enjoy...

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Leia R

Jul 16, 2008

Not incredible, but it packs a dramatic punch. Everyone involved delivered, but the premise wasn't particularly interesting or original.

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Harry S

Mar 10, 2008

Very good, though slow moving and sad in places. The end made me especially sad. It's open to interpretation but I didn't feel positive about it and I felt like one particular character had a very bleak future ahead.

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William Maher

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Nick Stahl

James

AnnaSophia Robb

Tara

Charlize Theron

Joleen

Dennis Hopper

Mr. Reedy

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Synopsis

When her boyfriend is arrested for marijuana possession, Joleen Reedy (Charlize Theron) and her 11-year-old daughter, Tara (AnnaSophia Robb), take refuge with Joleen's aimless brother, James (Nick Stahl). Joleen soon runs off with a truck driver, and James is unable to meet his responsibilities. After Child Protective Services takes possession of Tara, James abducts her from a foster home, and the two travel from California to Utah, where his abusive father (Dennis Hopper) lives.

Director: William Maher
Producer: J.J. Harris, Charlize Theron, Beth Kono, A.J. Dix, Rob Merilees, William Shively
Screenwriter: Zac Stanford
Distributor: Overture Films
Production Co: Denver and Delilah Productions, FilmEngine
Rating: R (Language|A Scene of Violence)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 14, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $169.0K
Runtime: 1h 41m

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