Movie

While You Were Sleeping

1995 · 103 min

A warm, gentle romantic comedy that charms with its quirky family and sweet misunderstandings, leaving you smiling.

Tagline: A story about love at second sight.
Overview: A transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a coma—his family mistakenly thinks she's Peter's fiancée, and she doesn't correct them. Things get more complicated when she falls for his brother, who's not quite sure that she's who she claims to be.
How it feels: Warm, romantic, light and whimsical. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Love, family, loneliness, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
family
loneliness
identity
deception
Places: big city
hospital
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild