Dream Scenario

Dream Scenario
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kristoffer Borgli
Written by	Kristoffer Borgli
Produced by	Lars Knudsen Ari Aster Tyler Campellone Jacob Jaffke Nicolas Cage
Starring	Nicolas Cage Julianne Nicholson Michael Cera Tim Meadows Dylan Gelula Dylan Baker
Cinematography	Benjamin Loeb
Edited by	Kristoffer Borgli
Music by	Owen Pallett
Production companies	A24 Square Peg Saturn Films
Distributed by	A24
Release dates	September 9, 2023 (2023-09-09) (TIFF) November 10, 2023 (2023-11-10) (United States)
Running time	102 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$12.4 million[2]

Dream Scenario is a 2023 American black comedy fantasy horror film written, directed and edited by Norwegian filmmaker Kristoffer Borgli. It is produced by Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen under their Square Peg banner, alongside Nicolas Cage, Jacob Jaffke, and Tyler Campellone. It stars Cage, Julianne Nicholson, Michael Cera, Tim Meadows, Dylan Gelula, and Dylan Baker. Cage plays Paul Matthews, a mild-mannered evolutionary biology professor who begins appearing in the dreams of others.

Dream Scenario premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2023, and began a limited theatrical release by A24 on November 10, 2023, before expanding on November 22. It received critical acclaim from critics and was nominated for awards including a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Cage.