Dream Scenario(2023)

R
Rated R for language, violence and some sexual content.
1h 42m

Release Date: Nov 10, 2023

91%
68%
6.9

An ordinary family man finds his life turned upside down when strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams.

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Release Details

Nov 10, 2023 | Wide

Nov 10, 2023 | Limited

Nov 17, 2023 | Limited

Nov 24, 2023 | Limited

Dec 1, 2023 | Wide

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Box Office Results

2025-01-13T08:11:00.514Z

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$220,035
Total US & Canada:
$5,742,193
Total International
$6,760,615
Total Worldwide:
$12,502,808

Current Showtimes

orround

Mon Sep 7
Tue Sep 8
Wed Sep 9
Thu Sep 10
Fri Sep 11
Sat Sep 12
Sun Sep 13

Director & Top Cast

Kristoffer Borgli
Director

Lily Bird
Sophie Matthews

Nicolas Cage
Paul Matthews

Julianne Nicholson
Janet Matthews

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States, Canada

Language: English,French

Summaries

Storyline

Nicolas Cage stars as Paul Matthews, a listless family man and tenured professor with an affinity for evolutionary biology and anxiety regarding his own anonymity. One day, he discovers he has begun to appear in other people's dreams at an exponential rate. As in life, his presence in these dreams is banal and non-intrusive - he's simply there, staring indifferently at the fantasies and nightmares of strangers. Nonetheless, he becomes an overnight celebrity, and is soon showered with the attention he has long been denied. But when Paul encounters a dreamer whose visions of him differ substantially from the norm, he finds himself grappling with the Faustian bargain of fame as his dream-selves start inexplicably becoming violent within their respective subconsciousnesses. — Studio For reasons unknown, Paul Matthews, a self-absorbed college professor who wouldn't hurt a fly, appears in other people's dreams--his dull academic doppelgänger, to be precise. That's right; even perfect strangers, ignorant of the oneiric intruder's identity, suffer similar symptoms. As a result, the worldwide phenomenon thrusts the marvellous nobody into the limelight. At last, that should teach everyone a lesson; like it or not, the world will learn to love the innocuous boogeyman and appreciate his work. However, poor Paul never had the guts to follow through on his goals and ambitions--procrastination has always been his middle name. And as soon as the only thing that had made others respect Paul backfired, sheer terror replaced the fame that came so suddenly, ruining everything. After all, life is, and will always be, unfair. Now, Paul feels cancelled. But who was he trying to fool in the first place? — Nick Riganas

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