Synopsis
Fear your dreams.
An orphaned child's dreams—and nightmares—manifest physically as he sleeps.
Before I Wake
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Executive Producers
Mali Elfman David S. Greathouse Lew Horwitz Michael Ilitch Jr. Dale Armin Johnson D. Scott Lumpkin Julie B. May Glenn Murray Brian Flanagan
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Alternative Titles
Somnia, Le'hit'orer mi'pakhad, Somnia, dentro de tus sueños, ตื่นแล้วเป็น หลับแล้วตาย, 小小科迪, Somnia. Dentro de tus sueños, להתעורר מפחד, Сомния, Ne t'endors pas, Пре буђења, 썸니아, O Sono da Morte, Zlo nikdy nespí, Zanim się obudzę, 梦醒之前, Sapnu demonai, Somnia: Antes de despertar, Ác Mộng, Сомнія, Mielőtt felébredek, Kabustan Gelen, 鬼撕眠, Insomnia, Pirms es pamostos, 在我醒來之前, Somnia: Zlo nikdy nespí, Preden se zbudim, ソムニア 悪夢の少年, Преди да се събудя
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Releases by Date
Premiere
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South Korea15
Theatrical
07 Apr 2016
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GreeceΚ-15
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Slovakia12
08 Apr 2016
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UK
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Vietnam
26 Apr 2016
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Russia16+
05 May 2016
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Argentina
25 May 2016
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Italy
04 Aug 2016
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Israelהותר לבני 16 ומעלה
10 Nov 2016
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Germany16
27 Jan 2017
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Spain
Digital
27 May 2016
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Poland18
16 Sep 2016
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JapanR15+
28 Apr 2017
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France16
05 Jan 2018
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USAPG-13
Physical
11 Nov 2016
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Greece
27 Mar 2017
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Netherlands16
Releases by Country
Argentina
05 May 2016
- Theatrical
France
28 Apr 2017
- Digital16
Germany
10 Nov 2016
- Theatrical16
Greece
07 Apr 2016
- TheatricalΚ-15
11 Nov 2016
- Physical DVD
Israel
04 Aug 2016
- Theatricalהותר לבני 16 ומעלה נימוק: אימה
Italy
25 May 2016
- Theatrical
Japan
16 Sep 2016
- DigitalR15+
Netherlands
27 Mar 2017
- Physical16 DVD, Blu ray
Poland
27 May 2016
- Digital18
Russia
26 Apr 2016
- Theatrical16+
Slovakia
07 Apr 2016
- Theatrical12
South Korea
25 May 2016
- Premiere15
Spain
27 Jan 2017
- Theatrical
UK
08 Apr 2016
- Theatrical
USA
05 Jan 2018
- DigitalPG-13
Vietnam
08 Apr 2016
- Theatrical
Popular reviews
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Is Mike Flanagan a child of divorce? Cause some really fucked up shit happens to parents in his movies.
I was sure the dad had something to do with the weird shit that was happening because I don't trust grown ass men with long hair unless it's Jason Momoa. I always trust Jacob Tremblay so I knew the evil child trope won't strike here. Must be the hippie dad, I thought.
And Mike please stop making me feel like I am blind with hidden things in the background. Before I realize what the fuck I am looking at it's gone. Each time I have to drag my ass out of bed, rewind, stand in front of TV screen and try to SEE. It’s so much effort, man.
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Like OCULUS does a really good job using patient editing, simple structural tricks, and internal narrative logic to make some pretty rote horror imagery seem fresh, but man, the sappy, expository wrap-up really sinks this.
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This isn't really a horror movie. This is a dark, magical realist fable in the skin of a horror movie. Taken on those terms it works fantastically well.
Mike Flanagan once again demonstrates masterful control over tone and pacing. He is among the best working in the field of horror right now.
Before I Wake is an original story written by Flanagan and his frequent cohort Jeff Howard. It's about a little boy named Cody with a gift that allows his dreams to become reality. This causes wonder and amazement in those who witness it. Until he has a nightmare. Those become real as well and they are just as dangerous as his normal dreams are enchanting.
Cody has spent…
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👻 Supernatural Horror 🎬 Mike Flanagan 💎 Gem #125 (2016) 🎼
"I don't like to sleep." "I know. But there's nothing to be scared of here." "Yes there is." "What?" "The canker man. [....] He's always with me. He says so."
Before I Wake is a film for people who need to grieve their childhood losses but who would rather be scared. And it’s beautiful.
If this were playing when I entered a room and I’d never seen it before, I’m certain within minutes I would have known it was Mike Flanagan’s. It’s a pure statement of themes that recur throughout his filmography and that frequently drive the emotion behind it. But before I even would have registered those themes,…
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up until the last 7 minutes of this movie I thought the villain was called the Kinkerman and I'm still having a conniption about that
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The thing about this movie is that the story is actually really good, and pretty damn sad. What's also sad is that the experience is ruined by poor CGI and a bunch of cheap jump scares. Still, I'm giving this a positive rating because between the story and Kate Bosworth's heartfelt performance Before I Wake can be worth seeing once for horror fans.
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Mike Flanagan has showed a lot of talent and promise in the horror genre with his first three features, but sadly not much of it was used in "Before I Wake". It's not a bad film at all, it's just so mediocre. The three lead performances are all quite solid. The film has a few creepy scenes and images, and there's actually some surprisingly touching moments sprinkled in. But where this movie is held back is in its story. It's actually kind of original but it gets repetitive after a while and makes very little sense in the end. The film also lacks in scares, their was never a moment where I was truly all that afraid, and unlike Flanagan's…
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just watched it, really good, it would be boring to some if you like those stupid loud noises and jumpscares with bloody gore etc. it's really good and original, sad yet happy at the same time.
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Time to bust out the Mike Flanagan bingo card™ for this one:
- an interesting premise ✔️
- a creepy first half ✔️
- cheap early jump scares ✔️
- horrible shit hiding at the side of frame ✔️
- a fantastic performance from the lead which carries everything ❌
- underwhelming child actor(s) ✔️
- continued reliance on jump scares ✔️
- a tightly edited story that doesn't feel like it goes on forever ❌
- brilliant villain(s) who are terrifying and well written ❌
- everyone whispering all the god damn time ✔️ -
Those were literally the worst CGI butterflies.
Kate Bosworth has Jennifer Garner lips, but a botox forehead.
This was a rip-off of Nightmare on Elm Street with a few things that played out differently. I'm sorry, but what was the point?
I was going to complain about the monster too, but the end sort of wrapped it up nicely.
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