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Sleepwalking

  • 20082008
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  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
5.8K
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Sleepwalking (2008)
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The drama follows a twelve-year-old girl's struggle to come to terms with her mother's abandonment.The drama follows a twelve-year-old girl's struggle to come to terms with her mother's abandonment.The drama follows a twelve-year-old girl's struggle to come to terms with her mother's abandonment.

IMDb RATING
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5.8K
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  • Director
    • Bill Maher
  • Writer
    • Zac Stanford
  • Stars
    • Charlize Theron
    • Nick Stahl
    • AnnaSophia Robb
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  • Director
    • Bill Maher
  • Writer
    • Zac Stanford
  • Stars
    • Charlize Theron
    • Nick Stahl
    • AnnaSophia Robb
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    • 33User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
    • 40Metascore
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    Nick Stahl and AnnaSophia Robb in Sleepwalking (2008)
    Nick Stahl and AnnaSophia Robb in Sleepwalking (2008)
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    Charlize Theron, Nick Stahl, and AnnaSophia Robb in Sleepwalking (2008)
    Charlize Theron and AnnaSophia Robb in Sleepwalking (2008)
    Woody Harrelson and Nick Stahl in Sleepwalking (2008)
    Woody Harrelson and Nick Stahl in Sleepwalking (2008)
    Charlize Theron in Sleepwalking (2008)
    Charlize Theron in Sleepwalking (2008)

    Top cast

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    Charlize Theron
    Charlize Theron
    • Joleenas Joleen
    Nick Stahl
    Nick Stahl
    • Jamesas James
    AnnaSophia Robb
    AnnaSophia Robb
    • Taraas Tara
    Deborra-Lee Furness
    Deborra-Lee Furness
    • Dannias Danni
    Mathew St. Patrick
    Mathew St. Patrick
    • Detective #1as Detective #1
    Callum Keith Rennie
    Callum Keith Rennie
    • Willas Will
    Woody Harrelson
    Woody Harrelson
    • Randallas Randall
    Dennis Hopper
    Dennis Hopper
    • Mr. Reedyas Mr. Reedy
    Ken Mitchell
    • Mr. Bergenas Mr. Bergen
    Jean Freeman
    • Mrs. Bergenas Mrs. Bergen
    Troy Skog
    • Warrenas Warren
    George Grassick
    • Cop #1as Cop #1
    Mike Ennis
    Mike Ennis
    • Cop #2as Cop #2
    Alexandra Fox
    • Darleneas Darlene
    Lori Ann Kennedy
    • Foster Care Workeras Foster Care Worker
    • (as Lori Kennedy)
    Ron Anderson
    • Road Crew Bossas Road Crew Boss
    • (as R. James Anderson)
    Emily Wees
    • Tara's Friendas Tara's Friend
    Amy Matysio
    Amy Matysio
    • Sharonas Sharon
    • Director
      • Bill Maher
    • Writer
      • Zac Stanford
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    Storyline

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    James "Speedy" Reedy is anything but. He's a twenty-something slacker sleepwalking through life in a Midwestern town. His older sister, Joleen calls him in the middle of the night after the police have arrested her boyfriend and tossed her and her 12-year-old daughter Tara on the street. James takes them in, then Joleen, who claims to have a plan, leaves with a trucker and a stash of drug money. James tries to cope, but soon he's lost his job, and child protective services places Tara in foster care. She's miserable. Can James wake up and find a way to be more than just a nice guy? A road trip to his childhood may hold a key, or it may be another bad dream. —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
    • road trip
    • foster care
    • childhood
    • tween girl
    • son murders father
    • 79 more
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    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for language and a scene of violence
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      Charlize Theron and Woody Harrelson appeared in North Country (2005).
    • Quotes

      [from trailer]

      James: [to Tara] My whole life I feel like I've been sleepwalking. But you helped me. You woke me up.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Drillbit Taylor/The Hammer/Sleepwalking/The Grand/Under the Same Moon (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Get in a Hurry
      Written by Eugene Blacknell

      Performed by Eugene Blacknell

      Courtesy of Ubiquity Records

      By Arrangement with Sugaroo!

    User reviews33

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    sad and intense movie
    I saw this movie on TV last night, I was about to stop watching it, as too sad and depressing, but thankfully realized it was a movie worth seeing. It's about a mother-daughter relationship, set in an abandoned wasteland, when the mother disappears after running off with some guy, and the daughter finds alone, with her uncle as the only person to hold on to. They will set off for a journey along desert highways, which will lead both to come to terms with what they really are and what they want to be, and the uncle-niece relationship will get particular significance. Outstanding performances from the whole cast, Charlize Theron, whose performance reminded me of "The burning plain" and "North country", seems so at ease in such lacerating roles (here a short role, indeed), and once again proves that physical beauty can go hand in hand with strong interpretations, without diminishing their level. However, this is about all Tara's story, the story of a 12-year-old abandoned daughter, showing a determination and an inner strength that adults seem to have completely lost. She is wonderfully interpreted by AnnaSophia Robb, featuring very mature and intense acting. It's certainly a slow movie, but slowness is necessary to offer the right insight into the characters and to let the viewer enter the right atmosphere. As a whole, a sad and heavy movie, about the intolerable hardships of life, but the actors' and the director's commitment make it an intense, realistic and never pedantic picture.
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    • Nov 19, 2011

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 14, 2008 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ferris Wheel
    • Filming locations
      • Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Denver and Delilah Productions
      • FilmEngine
      • Infinity Features Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $170,392
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $47,762
      • Mar 16, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $208,995
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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