Awake (2021 film)

Awake
Official release poster
Directed byMark Raso
Screenplay by
  • Mark Raso
  • Joseph Raso
Story byGregory Poirier
Produced byPaul Schiff
Starring
CinematographyAlan Poon
Edited byMichele Conroy
Music byAntonio Pinto
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • June 9, 2021 (2021-06-09)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Awake is a 2021 American apocalyptic science fiction thriller film, directed by Mark Raso, from a screenplay he wrote alongside Joseph Raso. It stars Gina Rodriguez, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Barry Pepper, Finn Jones, Shamier Anderson, Ariana Greenblatt, Frances Fisher, Elias Edraki, Lucius Hoyos and Gil Bellows. Rodriguez plays Jill (Rodriguez) who discovers her daughter (Greenblatt) may be immune to a disorder causing mass chronic sleep deprivation and attempts to bring her daughter to a laboratory to help develop a cure.

The film was released by Netflix on June 9, 2021,[1][2] and received generally negative reviews from film critics who criticized the derivative plot and lack of tension. However, it reached number one worldwide on the platform when it was released.[3]

  1. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (January 12, 2021). "Netflix Unveils A 2021 Film Slate With Bigger Volume & Star Wattage; Scott Stuber On The Escalating Film Ambition". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Kroll, Justin (April 27, 2021). "Netflix Unveils Summer Movie Slate That Includes New 'Bob Ross' Documentary And Footage From Upcoming Films Like 'He's All That' And Kevin Hart's 'Fatherhoood'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "TOP 10 on Netflix in the World on June 11, 2021". Flixpatrol. June 11, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-09-08.