Sleepwalking

Name: Sleepwalking
Genre: Drama
Released: March 14, 2008
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 40
Cast: AnnaSophia Robb, Charlize Theron, Nick Stahl

2008

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Overture Films | Release Date: March 14, 2008 | R

Starring: AnnaSophia Robb, Charlize Theron, Nick Stahl

Summary: Forced out of her home after her boyfriend is arrested, Joleen Reedy needs a place to stay with her 11-year-old daughter, Tara. She turns for help to her younger brother, James--a simple and overly trusting man who doesn't hesitate to welcome them into his modest rental apartment. Almost as soon as she moves in, however, Joleen hits theForced out of her home after her boyfriend is arrested, Joleen Reedy needs a place to stay with her 11-year-old daughter, Tara. She turns for help to her younger brother, James--a simple and overly trusting man who doesn't hesitate to welcome them into his modest rental apartment. Almost as soon as she moves in, however, Joleen hits the road with another man. Utterly ill-equipped to be the sole guardian of an adolescent girl, James does his best to make his distraught niece happy. But before long, things spin out of control: He loses his job, and Tara is put into foster care. That's when James makes a fateful decision that will bring his life full circle and force him to face his demons. He takes off with Tara, and the two assume new identities as father and daughter. What starts out as a ploy to evade authorities takes on a deeper significance as James strives to become the dad Tara never had and for the first time finds a true purpose in life. But when their road trip takes them to the Utah farm where James grew up, old wounds reopen between James and his father, whose emotionally abusive and sometimes violent ways have changed little since James was a boy. (Overture Films)… Expand

Director: Bill Maher

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 101 min

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Peter Rainer

Despite its deficiencies, and the inadequate screen time allotted to Theron (who's quite good), Sleepwalking has a core of feeling. It's about a do-gooder who, lacking all skills for it, does good anyway. His emotional odyssey has real poignancy. Read full review

J.R. Jones

The movie seems unusually honest in portraying the no-option existence of the working poor, but the story slips into melodrama in the last reel. Read full review

James Berardinelli

A feeling of hopelessness pervades Sleepwalking. Read full review

Ronnie Scheib

The overly simplistic script by Zac Stanford (“The Chumscrubber”) hits nothing but high notes, making the whole dramatically less than the sum of its parts. Read full review

Stephen Farber

Even if the movie takes you to some dark places you would rather not visit, at least you will remember the actors who navigate the tortured journey. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Despite honorable work from Theron, Robb and Stahl, Sleepwalking makes good on its title in a not-so-good way. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

A soporific dud, which should have been tossed out of Sundance. Read full review

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TheTrueMovies

Jun 17, 2019

A sweet movie, a story about human being, a true movie. Well acted and directed.

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FrancisDG

Jun 1, 2019

Most unrated film of the last ten years, a beautiful drama about friendness.

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DawdlingPoet

Nov 27, 2021

This is a sad film, a somewhat contemplative one. It has some good cinematography and the music is good - not too overbearing. Its a fairly domestic film - its pretty watchable but I wouldn't say it makes for an especially gripping watch as such. However, Woody Harrelson does give a prettyThis is a sad film, a somewhat contemplative one. It has some good cinematography and the music is good - not too overbearing. Its a fairly domestic film - its pretty watchable but I wouldn't say it makes for an especially gripping watch as such. However, Woody Harrelson does give a pretty decent performance in this film.

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