The Nightmare
2015 · Movie · 90 min
★ 5.6(290)unSUB Rating
Eight people share what it’s like when sleep paralysis hits, leaving them unable to move, speak, or react. The film presents their firsthand accounts with dramatized reenactments meant to put viewers inside the fear of the moment.
Also known as Nightmare, The
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-06-05
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Max quality
- SD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 5.5/10 (290 votes)
About
If you like sleep-paralysis accounts and enjoy creepy reenactments, The Nightmare may work for you; Not for you if you need a clear scientific explanation, strong narrative structure, or you dislike slow, repetitive documentaries.
Pros: immersive firsthand accounts; Creepy reenactment visions; Tension stays present | Cons: lacks explanation; Repetitive feel; Documentary label criticized
Themes
- sleep paralysis
Cast & crew
- FB
Forrest Borie
as Self
- KW
Korinne Wilson
as Self
- AS
Andrew Schwarz
as Ghost
Johnny Depp
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Rodney Ascher