A Nightmare Wakes fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
History, a real life story, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, performances, and dialogue
Standout score
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
A Nightmare Wakes is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
History, a real life story, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, a real life story, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, performances, and dialogue
The characters, performances, and dialogue stand out.
Standout score
Look and sound: the score stand out.
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A Nightmare Wakes is included with a subscription to Philo, AMC+, and Shudder in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 44/100 (IMDb 3.7 and Rotten Tomatoes 55%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: disturbing imagery and suicide themes.
1 h 31 min
A Nightmare Wakes runs 1 h 31 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate A Nightmare Wakes higher (55) than audiences (42). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for A Nightmare Wakes in 13 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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