Hapless family man Paul Matthews finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom.
Directed by Kristoffer Borgli
dreams
nightmare
professor
sleep
subconsciousness
dark comedy
satire
family relationships
shared dream
psychological
psychological horror
cancel culture
bewildered
dream
Rank
#158 in 2023·#4341 overall
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Cast
Nicolas Cage
Paul Matthews
Julianne Nicholson
Janet Matthews
Michael Cera
Trent
Tim Meadows
Brett
Dylan Gelula
Molly
Lily Bird
Sophie Matthews
Jessica Clement
Hannah Matthews
Dylan Baker
Richard
Kate Berlant
Mary
Star Slade
Greta
Josh Richards
Hunter
Noah Centineo
Dylan
Crew
Kristoffer Borgli
Director
Kristoffer Borgli
Writer
Owen Pallett
Original Music Composer
Kristoffer Borgli
Editor
Benjamin Loeb
Director of Photography
Lars Knudsen
Producer
Tyler Campellone
Producer
Jacob Jaffke
Producer
Ari Aster
Producer
Nicolas Cage
Producer
Sylvain Bellemare
Sound Designer
Ellen Lewis
Casting
Popular Reviews
3134 reviews
Emily Karl
7.0★ · 07/21/25
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Brendon
8.0★ · 05/03/24
Closer to a 3.5Getting it out of the way first, Nic Cage gives a fantastic performance in this movie and the second half really is when the film finds it own voice.
While the first half in enjoyable, it lacks any room for the audience to care besides the thought of a normal man appearing in other people's dreams. The first half is funny but could have easily foreshadowed what would happen in the rest of the film.
The second half is a darker spin on this scrnario and proves itself to be knowledgeable on Internet culture and how other react to celebrity's misgivings, even if they haven't done a thing yet. With the second half being this anger inducing, the director uses the idea of a man who only does bad things in your dreams becoens a brilliant jumping off point to discuss issues of celebrity influence and how they stand with he morals we create.
Even if it's a fucking dream.
I wish the first half tied into the brilliance of the second half more but I guess it does show how cool this life could have been. But there was just one weird warning that I honestly forgot about so I guess there should have been more to it.
Closer to a 3.5Getting it out of the way first, Nic Cage gives a fantastic performance in this movie and the second half really is when the film finds it own voice.
While the first half in enjoyable, it lacks any room for the audience to care besides the thought of a normal man appearing in other people's dreams. The first half is funny but could have easily foreshadowed what would happen in the rest of the film.
The second half is a darker spin on this scrnario and proves itself to be knowledgeable on Internet culture and how other react to celebrity's misgivings, even if they haven't done a thing yet. With the second half being this anger inducing, the director uses the idea of a man who only does bad things in your dreams becoens a brilliant jumping off point to discuss issues of celebrity influence and how they stand with he morals we create.
Even if it's a fucking dream.
I wish the first half tied into the brilliance of the second half more but I guess it does show how cool this life could have been. But there was just one weird warning that I honestly forgot about so I guess there should have been more to it.
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Grant
8.0★ · 01/02/24
You know it's an a24 movie when it doesn't explicitly explain the what's and how's.
The movie took a pretty sharp turn tho, it became dark.
You know it's an a24 movie when it doesn't explicitly explain the what's and how's.
The movie took a pretty sharp turn tho, it became dark.
