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Sleepwalking

  • 2008
  • R
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
6.2K
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Charlize Theron, Woody Harrelson, Dennis Hopper, Nick Stahl, and AnnaSophia Robb in Sleepwalking (2008)
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Coming-of-AgeDrama

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.

  • Director
    • William Maher
  • Writer
    • Zac Stanford
  • Stars
    • Charlize Theron
    • Nick Stahl
    • AnnaSophia Robb
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    6.2K
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    • Director
      • William Maher
    • Writer
      • Zac Stanford
    • Stars
      • Charlize Theron
      • Nick Stahl
      • AnnaSophia Robb
    • 33User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
    • 40Metascore
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    Charlize Theron
    Charlize Theron
    • Joleen
    Nick Stahl
    Nick Stahl
    • James
    AnnaSophia Robb
    AnnaSophia Robb
    • Tara
    Deborra-Lee Furness
    Deborra-Lee Furness
    • Danni
    Mathew St. Patrick
    Mathew St. Patrick
    • Detective #1
    Callum Keith Rennie
    Callum Keith Rennie
    • Will
    Woody Harrelson
    Woody Harrelson
    • Randall
    Dennis Hopper
    Dennis Hopper
    • Mr. Reedy
    Ken Mitchell
    • Mr. Bergen
    Jean Freeman
    • Mrs. Bergen
    Troy Skog
    • Warren
    George Grassick
    • Cop #1
    Mike Ennis
    Mike Ennis
    • Cop #2
    Alexandra Fox
    • Darlene
    Lori Ann Kennedy
    • Foster Care Worker
    • (as Lori Kennedy)
    Ron Anderson
    • Road Crew Boss
    • (as R. James Anderson)
    Emily Wees
    • Tara's Friend
    Amy Matysio
    Amy Matysio
    • Sharon
    • Director
      • William Maher
    • Writer
      • Zac Stanford
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    7KnowOne1988

    You woke me up

    The pacing of this movie is a little slow. There were times when i almost gave up on it, and wanted to stop watching it, but didn't. I am glad i finished this movie because there is something so honest, and pure about the subject matter.

    What's great about this movie is it's not flashy like people think movies need to be. It is not over the top, not glamorous. This movie is striped to the bare essence of what it takes to make a good film or better, great acting, and a genuine story line.

    The movie has a slow start, but a rapid ending that leaves you wanting more. The characters are really well developed. I feel a close connection to all of them. I feel like they are real people, and that's unusual to feel when watching a movie.

    It's a movie about choices, about how one moment can change your life. The decisions we make are not always right, most of them are made on impulse, but we still have to deal with the aftermath, and learn a lesson along the way.
    8goldenchakram

    Life drama about relationship between 12 year old girl and her uncle

    I watched this movie today and I must say that it was absolutely amazing. It is drama by genre but most of the time this kind of movies are much better than we thought. With four amazing main actors this movie couldn't fail although only two actors, AnnaSophia Robb and Nick Stahl are keeping this movie so good. After Tara's (Robb) mother Joleen (Charlize Theron) leave's her with her uncle James (Nick Stahl) their lives are start to fall down. James gets fired from his job and social service takes Tara to foster home. One day James comes to visit Tara and by her request they leave the city by car in unknown direction. On they trip they would get more closer, and some events will open their eyes from a long dream. Nick Stahl is great as James. His character's childhood was abuse by his father as his sister Joleen. Charlize Theron is solid, but real star of this movie is AnnaSophia Robb. She has only 14 years old and already playing complex roles like this one. She is going in the right way by now.
    6yannicinco

    Strong performances from Nick Stahl, Annasophia Robb and the rest of the cast are barely enough to save 'Sleepwalking' from stumbling in its own plot.

    Despite the mostly negative reviews I've read about 'Sleepwalking', I wanted to see if Annasophia Robb really did live up to what the critics have been raving the past couple months. And she does, in a huge way. With a natural presence and believable acting, Annasophia displays one of the best performances I've seen from a child actor/actress. While she did a great job in BTT and Have Dreams, she doesn't show any signs of the occasional stiff acting that she had in her previous films. Playing the part of the abandoned and emotionally troubled Tara is a very complex process that not many young actors can endure, yet Annasophia portrays her every emotion smoothly. Her chemistry with Stahl's character was convincing and heartfelt. At first I was a little bit on the skeptical side on whether or not her performance was Oscar-worthy; but after watching this movie, I immediately brushed said thoughts aside.

    That said, this movie is James's (Nick Stahl) story, and he delivers. His performance really brought out the raw emotion that most of the film lacked. At certain scenes one could just sense the extreme pain and sorrow that James is going through as he grows more fond of his niece, only to see her get taken away, that and other aspects of his character makes a nice buildup to his climactic transformation near the end. Charlize Theron, though only present in a handful of scenes in the film, takes full advantage of them and helps create a truly believable troubled American family. Dennis Hopper is, well...Dennis Hopper. He can pull off playing any crazed and sadistic bastard in a snap and succeeds. Despite his character being as one dimensional as one can get, Hopper does a pretty good job making the film more morbid than it already is.

    Positives aside, here is where the film gets it's real flaws: the story. Besides extremely powerful performances by the leads, Sleepwalking's story suffers from it's overtly dark tone and predictability. Yes, it's supposed to be a morbid take on abandonment and abuse, but unfortunately that's all there is. The characters stumble from one unlucky bump in the road to another without any real relief for them. Besides the budding almost brother-sister type relationship that James and Tara develops, it doesn't really stop the film from becoming increasingly bleak. And quite honestly, as much as I tried to defend it, I didn't understand James's notion to return to his abusive and bitter father's farm. Once he mentions going there in the film, especially with all the comments that he heard from Tara, predicting hell in Satan's frozen ranch wasn't very far-fetched. I enjoy films that are open to interpretation and don't give out easy answers. However, Sleepwalking's ending hardly even tries to put some sort of resolution. It's an all-throughout morbid storyline that DESERVED a true resolution, sadly it barely had one.

    I enjoyed Sleepwalking. I loved the characters and the performances (Especially Robb and Stahl), but like the ratings that you've read throughout the web, it was just barely enough to carry the weight of a bland and predictable story.
    7chickenpuss

    Look beyond the stereotype

    If you peer honestly at this film, it depicts familial dysfunction, and the havoc it engenders in children; they are the innocent creatures that are damaged irrevocably. They say all you need is one person while you are raised who attunes to you lovingly and with empathy; thats all it takes. When you are abused at an early age, you will lack individuation and psychosocial integration. Perchance if you have children, whether you want to or not, you will pass this information on, that is stored in every cell of your body. Braking the generational abusive cycle requires more than knowledge it requires healing. Nick Stahl is a great actor, who gets better with age, using little to say so much. The child actor is decent too.
    7gradyharp

    The Numb Life of Sleepwalking

    New director William Maher and writer Zac Stanford previously worked together in THE CHUMSCRUBBER and the similarity of vision is apparent in SLEEPWALKING: both films deal with the empty shells of hollow people aimlessly seeking connection in a world that has become foreign territory. It is a dark, cold, brooding film that somehow manages to maintain our attention with the hope that the gloomy tunnel though which the characters are passing will have a semblance of light at the end.

    Joleen (Charlize Theron) is the inadequate, loving-but-inconstant mother of twelve-year-old Tara (AnnaSophia Robb) whose reckless an aimless life leads to constant moving and lack of roots. Evicted form her latest residence Joleen and Tara move in with Joleen's younger brother James (Nick Stahl) whose similarly aimless life is defined by a trashy apartment and a mindless construction work job. Tara is sullen, disappointed in her mother's erratic, irresponsible behavior, and when Joleen once again takes off 'on a new idea', Tara is left with James - trying to figure out an existence for survival. James loses his job due to absenteeism, takes up residence in the filthy basement of his nerdy co-worker Randall (Woody Harelson), while the town cop (Mathew St. Patrick) reluctantly places Tara in a foster home to await the return of Joleen. Tara prefers life with James to her 'imprisonment' and the two take off on a road trip, seeking some degree of happiness and love in a world gone berserk. When James runs out of money, he heads to his old home farm for refuge, an unlikely endpoint as his and Joleen's childhood was warped by their abusive farmer father (Dennis Hopper). The return to the farm, James hopes, will provide connection to Tara's past, but instead it results in a tragedy that ultimately moves Tara back to her 'home' and to Joleen, while James drives off into the unknown future, finally awakened from his sleepwalking through life.

    The film is as bleak as the flat and snowy countryside (the film was shot in Canada's winter) and that countryside reflects the desperate loneliness of the characters. The small cast offers solid portrayals with the work of Nick Stahl being the standout performance. Theron, Robb, Harelson, Hopper, and Deborra-Lee Furness (in a small but poignant role) make the best of a shaky script. This is a mood piece and can become depressing if the viewer expects resolution of the sad and empty lives the characters lead. But there is a haunting quality to the look of the film that stays with the viewer, especially in the mystery in the eyes of the character James as he drives into an unknown but awakened future. Grady Harp

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    • Trivia
      Of her role as Joleen, Charlize Theron said, "I have to say that I really like the idea of playing somebody who was a flawed mother. She's an uncomfortable character, yet to me, very real. There are women out there who are just not good mothers, and Jolene is one of them."
    • Quotes

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

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Drillbit Taylor/The Hammer/Sleepwalking/The Grand/Under the Same Moon (2008)
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      Written by Eugene Blacknell

      Performed by Eugene Blacknell

      Courtesy of Ubiquity Records

      By Arrangement with Sugaroo!

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    • Release date
      • February 14, 2008 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ferris Wheel
    • Filming locations
      • Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Denver and Delilah Productions
      • FilmEngine
      • Infinity Features Entertainment
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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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    • Runtime
      • 1h 41m(101 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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