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Awakenings

Name: Awakenings
Genre: Drama
Released: 1990-12-04
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, John Heard, Julie Kavner, Penelope Ann Miller

PG-13 1990 2 h 00 min

Drama

78%

Audience score3.010 votes on TMDB

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“There is no such thing as a simple miracle.”

Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.

Director: Penny Marshall
Screenplay: Steven Zaillian
Music: Randy Newman
Status: Released
Release date: 04/12/1990
Original language: English
Budget: US$ 31 M
Box office: US$ 52 M