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Before I Wake

Before I Wake (AKA Somnia)

2016

Mike Flanagan

Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane, Jacob Tremblay, Annabeth Gish ...

5.4

3,883

Horror. Fantasy A horror/thriller centered on an orphan whose dreams and nightmares manifest physically as he sleeps. Jessie (Kate Bosworth) and Mark (Thomas Jane) decide to take in a sweet and loving 8-year-old boy, Cody. Unbeknownst to them, Cody is terrified of falling asleep. At first, they assume his previous unstable homes caused his aversion to sleep, but soon discover why: Cody's dreams manifest in reality as he sleeps. In one moment they ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Ignatiy Vishnevetsky AV Club	"[It shows] thoughtful touches and attention to character (...) The fears it juggles are strictly real: not being loved, not loving enough"
		Charles Bramesco The Guardian	"With his finest film to date, Flanagan plunges his viewers into a nightmare without end."
		Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"It’s a flawed film, but there are elements that really work, especially the lead performance and some of Flanagan’s gifts with composition (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Chuck Bowen Slant	"Cody’s desperation to be good (...) is intensely poignant (...) A beautiful and empathetic film (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		David Crow Den of Geek	"A hidden horror gem (...) [It] has something exceedingly rare for genre fans: imagination (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

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