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Awake Details

2007 Certificate 15
  • Rated:
  • 70
  • from 19,299 members

The story focuses on a man who suffers "anesthetic awareness" and finds himself awake and aware, but paralyzed, during heart surgery. His young wife must wrestle with her own demons as a drama unfolds around them. Please note that due to a production error the rental discs have had "Not For Rental" printed on them. Please .. Read more

Starring Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba, Terrence Howard, Lena Olin
Director Joby Harold
Genres Drama, Thriller

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Awake

The story focuses on a man who suffers "anesthetic awareness" and finds himself awake and aware, but paralyzed, during heart surgery. His young wife must wrestle with her own demons as a drama unfolds around them. Please note that due to a production error the rental discs have had "Not For Rental" printed on them. Please disregard this as Icon Studios have given us permission to use these discs.

Starring Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba, Terrence Howard, Lena Olin, Christopher McDonald, Sam Robards, Arliss Howard
Director Joby Harold
Studio ICON HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 24 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama, Thriller
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 25 Aug 2008
Production year: 2007
Format DVD

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  • 2 stars out of

    Joby Harolds slick but silly medical thriller fails to exploit its attention-grabbing gimmick, anaesthetic... read more on Time Out

    • Nigel Floyd, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 46 out of 51 people found this review helpful

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    Rated - 3 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Can happen to you and me !!!!! "Anesthesia awareness"

      • crockery from Belfast
      • Posted 06 Apr 2008 15:40

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 0 stars

    Dreadful

    This is a terrible film. Bad storyline and incredibly wooden acting.

      • A customer from London
      • Posted 28 Jan 2009 21:00

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    • 31 Mar 2008

    This movie should carry a government health warning. If you're facing surgery in the foreseeable future you might want to skip this one, or risk sleepless nights before going under the knife. Awake is also the most contrived thriller I've seen in a long time. But that's not all to the bad. It's more fun watching something twisty (not to say twisted) and original than yet another generic whodunit. Things gets off to a slow start - unless you consider pretty, bland Hayden Christenson and Jessica Read more

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19,299 Member ratings
  • 100
1,132
  • 90
738
  • 80
3,853
  • 70
4,391
  • 60
4,815
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1,802
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1,423
  • 30
389
  • 20
550
  • 10
206

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