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Waking Life (2001) is available to rent on Apple TV+. Also available to buy on Apple TV+.
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Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.
If you have ever questioned whether your waking life is merely a vivid, shared hallucination, this fluid animation will keep you searching for answers. Drift through a kaleidoscope of philosophical debates that blur the line between subconscious dreaming and objective reality.
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Director
Richard Linklater
Cast
Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Wiley Wiggins, Bill Wise, Alex E. Jones, Steven Soderbergh, Ken Webster, Charles Gunning, Lorelei Linklater, Trevor Jack Brooks
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Waking Life
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7.5/10
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Director
Richard Linklater
Cast
Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Wiley Wiggins, Bill Wise, Alex E. Jones, Steven Soderbergh, Ken Webster, Charles Gunning, Lorelei Linklater, Trevor Jack Brooks
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