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Awake is a 2007 American psychological thriller, drama, and crime film directed by Joby Harold, who also wrote the screenplay. The movie features a cast including Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba, Terrence Howard, and Lena Olin. It was produced by The Weinstein Company, Open City Films, and GreeneStreet Films, with Russell Carpenter serving as director of photography and Graeme Revell composing the score. Craig McKay edited the film, which is set in a hospital environment.
The film has a runtime of 84 minutes and was released on November 28, 2007. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Netflix, with availability on Philo via video on demand. The production had a budget of $86,000,000 and generated $14,373,825 in revenue. Critical reception included a review score of 23%, 4.2 out of 10, and 33 out of 100. The tagline states that every year, one in 700 people wake up during surgery.
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6.6While undergoing heart surgery, a man experiences a phenomenon called ‘anesthetic awareness’, which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. As various obstacles present themselves, his wife must make life-altering decisions while wrestling with her own personal drama.
Cast
- Hayden Christensen as Clay Beresford
- Jessica Alba as Sam Lockwood
- Terrence Howard as Dr. Jack Harper
- Lena Olin as Lilith Beresford
- Christopher McDonald as Dr. Larry Lupin
- Sam Robards as Clayton Beresford Sr.
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Joby Harold
- Written by
- Joby Harold
- Produced by
- Jason Kliot , John Penotti, Joana Vicente , Fisher Stevens
- Starring
- Hayden Christensen , Jessica Alba , Lena Olin , Arliss Howard , Terrence Howard
- Cinematography
- Russell Carpenter
- Edited by
- Craig McKay
- Music by
- Graeme Revell , Samuel Sim
- Production companies
- The Weinstein Company , GreeneStreet Films
- Distributed by
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Release date
- November 30, 2007 ( 2007-11-30 )
- Running time
- 84 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- English, Japanese
- Budget
- $8.6 million
- Box office
- $32.7 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Joby Harold
- Screenwriter
- Joby Harold
- Cast member
- Georgina Chapman
- Composer
- Graeme Revell
- Production company
- The Weinstein Company
- Cinematographer
- Russell Carpenter
- Duration
- 84
- FilmAffinity ID
- 267964
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.awakethemovie.com
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- publication date
- 2007-01-01
- title
- Awake
- film editor
- Craig McKay
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set in environment
- hospital
- review score
- 33/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Awake is a 2007 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Joby Harold in his directorial debut. The film stars Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba, Terrence Howard and Lena Olin. It follows Clay Beresford, who discovers a plot to kill him while he remains conscious but paralyzed during heart surgery.
The film was released theatrically in the United States and Canada on November 30, 2007, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It received negative reviews from critics, who criticized the performances (primarily from the leads), direction, and editing. However, it performed moderately well at the box office, grossing approximately $32.7 million worldwide against a production budget of $8.6 million.
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