Stay Awake

Name: Stay Awake
Genre: Drama
Released: May 19, 2023
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 62
Cast: Albert Jones, Chrissy Metz, Cree Cicchino, Erika Chase, Jasmine Dreame Wagner

2023

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MarVista Entertainment | Release Date: May 19, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Albert Jones, Chrissy Metz, Cree Cicchino, Erika Chase, Jasmine Dreame Wagner, Lorrie Odom, Piggy Chen, Quinn McColgan, Steffan Argus, Wyatt Oleff

Summary: Life in the last, lame-duck months of high school, with a job at the Jolly Cow ice cream drive-in, would be cringe-inducing enough without a deeply depressed, self-destructive mother (Chrissy Metz). Teenage brothers Ethan (Wyatt Oleff) and Derek (Fin Argus) are stuck in a cycle of discovering their mom passed out, dragging her to theLife in the last, lame-duck months of high school, with a job at the Jolly Cow ice cream drive-in, would be cringe-inducing enough without a deeply depressed, self-destructive mother (Chrissy Metz). Teenage brothers Ethan (Wyatt Oleff) and Derek (Fin Argus) are stuck in a cycle of discovering their mom passed out, dragging her to the hospital, and encouraging rehab. Despair quickly turns to hope and then boomerangs back again.… Expand

Director: Jamie Sisley

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 94 min

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Patrice Witherspoon

Apr 25, 2022

While not breaking any molds or revealing a side to addiction that many films haven’t before, Stay Awake tastefully captures how devastating it can be for family members. Read full review

Collider Ross Bonaime

Apr 25, 2022

Stay Awake is certainly a balancing act of addiction, compassion, difficult choices, that still manages hilarious moments and periods of joy. Stay Awake isn’t just an integral film about addiction, it’s also one of the best directorial debuts of the year. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

May 19, 2023

For the most part, Stay Awake stays low-key and believable, particularly when the actors are moving through real-world locations while living their lives. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

May 25, 2023

Writer-director Jamie Sisley’s autobiographical first feature strikes a genuine, sobering chord. Read full review

Claire Shaffer

May 18, 2023

Oleff, Argus and Metz succeed in depicting both the frustrations and the compassion associated with caring for relatives who continuously harm themselves. Read full review

IndieWire Natalia Winkelman

Apr 25, 2022

It’s an earnest look at the collateral damage surrounding addiction, and the movie is at its strongest when it homes in on the experiences of Ethan and Derek. But as the main characters of the movie learn, compassion alone isn’t always enough. Read full review

Clayton Dillard

May 15, 2023

Jamie Sisley’s film looks at its serious subject matter through a maudlin lens. Read full review

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