A congressional candidate questions his sanity after seeing the love of his life, presumed dead, suddenly emerge.
the vibe
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What it feels like
measuredbittersweetintenselayeredseriouspersonalhauntingcontemplative
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Movie2000·105 min
Waking the Dead
Directed by Keith Gordon
A mystery drama film directed by Keith Gordon.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 71%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.1/10
105 ratings
About Waking the Dead
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Bittersweet (4 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Haunting (3 of 9)
- Texture
- Contemplative, Unsettling
- Story Tags
- grief and loss, forbidden love, fate destiny, late 20th century, politics, religion, new york, international, romantic partners, everyman, mystery disappearance, nonlinear flashback, slow burn reveal, forbidden star crossed