Dream Scenario

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Released Nov 22, 2023

1h 42m

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Hapless family man Paul Matthews (Nicolas Cage) finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom, in this wickedly entertaining comedy from writer-director Kristoffer Borgli (Sick of Myself) and producer Ari Aster.

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Critics Consensus

Come to Dream Scenario for career-highlight work from Nicolas Cage -- and leave mulling over everything it has to say about pop culture's fickle whims.

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Audience Says

Nicolas Cage is great and Dream Scenario starts out strong, although the ending may frustrate about as often as it entertains.

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Wenlei Ma

PerthNow

Dream Scenario is a peculiar and provocative film with more ideas than it knows what to do with.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 15, 2024

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

The spectacle of Cage revelling in being boring is perversely entertaining in itself.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 11, 2024

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

This film is a thoughtful, funny and timely satirical dissection of the cancel culture age in which we live, lifted throughout by Cage’s performance. That he can act is something not even the US Internal Revenue Service can argue with.

Jan 5, 2024

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Andrea Thompson

A Reel of One's Own

Thankfully Borgli never allows his commentary on social media, masculinity, and modern celebrity to obscure the fact that our dreams can always potentially contain the sort of magic that can't always be a part of our waking life.

Rated: A-

Jun 10, 2024

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Alejandro Alemán

El Universal

Nicolas Cage delivers one of his best films, a study on fame, networks, and dreams. [Full review in Spanish]

May 21, 2024

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Juan Jose Cruz

Cine Premiere

When the credits begin, the feeling of having had one of those great dreams interrupted, and that can never be resumed, arises. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3.5/5

May 17, 2024

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TCelts

quirky story hilarious at times! Good Cage performance.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/16/23

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B

Nicolas Cage and A24 was not the Dream I thought it would be

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/15/23

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SMITH

It's a good take on not only the real life lore behind a man who was frequently popping up in dreams, but also how some of us feel so unseen and unheard in life and how that desire can go awry. The main character is pretty passive and bland, so when he finds out he's the exact way in dreams, it's deeply upsetting to him. He longs to be exciting, memorable, an active member of these dreams... then he meets the one exception to this, which is where the film takes a darker turn. There are many different meanings to this film (as with all art) and I find myself engaging with all of my thoughts of it. Recommended watch.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/14/23

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Thomas D

Very A24. Not super dark. If you’re a Nick Cage fan and an A24 fan I’ll really like this one.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/15/23

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ken h

Still deeply thinking about it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/13/23

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TONY D

movie with a message....stop worshipping celebrities!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/13/23

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Synopsis

Hapless family man Paul Matthews (Nicolas Cage) finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom, in this wickedly entertaining comedy from writer-director Kristoffer Borgli (Sick of Myself) and producer Ari Aster.

Director: Kristoffer Borgli
Producer: Ari Aster, Tyler Campellone, Jacob Jaffke, Lars Knudsen, Nicolas Cage
Screenwriter: Kristoffer Borgli
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Square Peg
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Language|Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 22, 2023, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 22, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.9M
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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