An orphaned child's dreams—and nightmares—manifest physically as he sleeps.
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Movie2016·97 min
Before I Wake
Directed by Mike Flanagan
A drama fantasy film directed by Mike Flanagan.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 72%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.5/10
About Before I Wake
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Intimate (1 of 9)
- Spirit
- Haunting (3 of 9)
- Texture
- Unsettling, Contemplative
- Story Tags
- parenthood nurture, trauma recovery, grief and loss, supernatural, domestic home, suburban, parent child, outsider misfit, everyman, dream surreal, survival, ghost haunting, body horror