Waking Life

2001 R 1h 39m 7.7

A man shuffles through a dream meeting various people and discussing the meanings and purposes of the universe.

Dreams. What are they? An escape from reality or reality itself? Waking Life follows the dream(s) of one man and his attempt to find and discern the absolute difference between waking life and the dreamworld. While trying to figure out a way to wake up, he runs into many people on his way; some of which offer one sentence asides on life, others delving deeply into existential questions and life's mysteries. We become the main character. It becomes our dream and our questions being asked and answered. Can we control our dreams? What are they telling us about life? About death? About ourselves and where we come from and where we are going? The film does not answer all these for us. Instead, it inspires us to ask the questions and find the answers ourselves.

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Info about Waking Life

Studio(s): Line Research, Thousand Words

Originally Released: United States on Oct 19, 2001

Production Country: United States

Box Office Gross: $3,176,880.00

Genres: Animation, Drama, Fantasy

Currently you are able to watch "Waking Life" streaming on Cinemax (Via Amazon Prime). It is also possible to rent or buy on Windows Store, Amazon, Google Play, VUDU, YouTube, AppleTV online.