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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.
A sudden, luminous spark ignites in a man long frozen in silence, transforming a sterile hospital ward into a battlefield of human emotion. This quiet study of medical miracle and fleeting joy captures the profound ache of reclaiming a life that time nearly erased.
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Penny Marshall
Cast
Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, John Heard, Julie Kavner, Penelope Ann Miller, Ruth Nelson, Max von Sydow, Anne Meara, Dexter Gordon, George Martin
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Awakenings
Rent on Apple TV+ or buy on Apple TV+.
IMDb
7.8/10
RT Critics
81%
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Director
Penny Marshall
Cast
Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, John Heard, Julie Kavner, Penelope Ann Miller, Ruth Nelson, Max von Sydow, Anne Meara, Dexter Gordon, George Martin
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