Wide Awake
2006 · Movie · R · 79 min · ★ 6.0 · 75% critics
This intimate documentary follows a filmmaker living with lifelong insomnia as he tries to calm a racing mind and finally get a full night’s sleep. Along the way, he talks with loved ones and specialists, using personal reflections and a collage of images to explore how sleeplessness shapes daily life and relationships.
Also known as Wide Awake: Insomnia
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-02-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (14 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you’re into quirky, confessional documentaries that mix humor with personal anxiety and everyday relationships; Not for you if you want a straightforward, purely informational medical doc or a calm, linear watch.
Pros: personal and funny tone; relatable insomnia struggles; bits of sleep science | Cons: self-indulgent at times; uneven, distracting collage; can feel repetitive
Themes
- insomnia
- autobiographical
Cast & crew
- WD
William C. Dement
as Self (as Dr. William C. Dement)
Directed by Alan Berliner