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While You Were Sleeping

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7.0/10 • 1.9K

1995-04-211h 43m

RomanceComedy

A story about love at second sight.

A transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a coma—his family mistakenly thinks she's Peter's fiancée, and she doesn't correct them. Things get more complicated when she falls for his brother, who's not quite sure that she's who she claims to be.

Directors
Jon Turteltaub
Editors
Bruce Green

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Sandra Bullock

    Sandra Bullock

    Lucy Eleanor Moderatz

  2. Bill Pullman

    Bill Pullman

    Jack Callaghan

  3. Peter Gallagher

    Peter Gallagher

    Peter Callaghan

  4. Peter Boyle

    Peter Boyle

    Ox Callaghan

  5. Jack Warden

    Jack Warden

    Saul

  6. Glynis Johns

    Glynis Johns

    Elsie

  7. Micole Mercurio

    Micole Mercurio

    Midge Callaghan

  8. Jason Bernard

    Jason Bernard

    Jerry

  9. Michael Rispoli

    Michael Rispoli

    Joe Jr.

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Kamurai

Sep 21, 2020

7/10

Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend. This feels like a classic watch, like a movie that started a trope...but I can't think of a single other movie that did what this movie does. Sure there are movies about comas, amnesia, lying, but they don't do it in the same way, and I honestly believe it's because this movie did it so well that no one wants to risk copying it and do worse. This is also a great example of good situational comedy without bleeding over into abuse humor: at no point is she "suffering", she's not attacked, or wronged, but she's in a difficult situation that doesn't lend towards pleasantness in a ridiculous fashion, mostly because the family is insane, in the best of ways. Every single actor in this really brings it too. There are plenty of notable names, but as much as Sandra Bullock elevates the quiet, reserved character of Lucy, there are so many other good actors and characters throughout the movie, it feels extremely balanced, despite all the different story angles happening. The other thing happening is that this is sort of a reverse mystery. Instead of information that other characters know being hidden from the audience to be revealed later, the audience is almost the only one to know the truth until aspects are slowly revealed to the rest of the cast. If you haven't see this yet, put it on your list, I promise it still holds up: even if there are no smart phones yet, you'll barely notice.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$17,000,000.00
Revenue
$182,100,000.00
Keywords
chicago, illinoiscomasibling relationshiplove of one's lifebrothersubwayromcomman of one's dreamslovehospitalchristmas