Jan 11, 1991 · Directed by Penny Marshall. With Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner, Ruth Nelson. The victims of an encephalitis epidemic many years ago have been catatonic ever since, but now a new drug offers the prospect of reviving them.
- (127.8K)
- Penny Marshall
- PG-13
Nov 11, 2011 · Directed by Nick Murphy. With Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton, Lucy Cohu. In 1921, England is overwhelmed by the loss and grief of World War I. Hoax exposer Florence Cathcart visits a boarding school to explain sightings of a child ghost.
- (63.6K)
- Nick Murphy
- R
Awakenings is a 1990 American drama film based on Oliver Sacks 's 1973 memoir of the same title. It tells the story of a fictional character, neurologist Dr. Malcolm Sayer, who is based on Sacks and played by Robin Williams. In 1969, he discovered beneficial effects of the drug L-Dopa.
- December 20, 1990 (limited U.S.), January 11, 1991 (wide U.S.)
- Walter F. Parkes, Lawrence Lasker
Set in a boarding school out in the British countryside, after World War I, The Awakening has it all: beautiful scenery, good acting, suspenseful story line, a twist at the end, and it moves along at a good pace.
The Awakening is an atmospheric British horror film starring Rebecca Hall and Dominic West.
- (74)
- horror
- R
Elevated by some of Robin Williams' finest non-comedic work and a strong performance from Robert De Niro, Awakenings skirts the edges of melodrama, then soars above it.
- (34)
- drama
- PG-13
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The Awakening is a 2011 British supernatural drama film directed by Nick Murphy and written by Stephen Volk and Murphy. The film stars Rebecca Hall as a writer and ghost hunter, who investigates a haunting of a boys' boarding school in post-World War 1 England.
- 11 November 2011 (UK)
- David M. Thompson, Sarah Curtis, Julia Stannard
Synopsis In 1969, Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Robin Williams) is a dedicated and caring physician at a Bronx hospital.
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- I'd say The Awakening is a mix between ghost movies The Sixth Sense, The Others ...
