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Wake Up

2019 · 78 min

A slow, unsettling descent into sleepless confusion that blurs the line between investigation and madness.

Directed by
Joe William
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Kelly Frances Fischer, Scott Broughton, Traci L. Newman
Tagline
Sleep at Your Own Risk
Overview
When a psychiatric doctor researches a young girls' diary to find out why she murdered her entire family, he begins to fall into the same state of insomnia and confusion that led her to lose her mind.

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Directed by
Joe William
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Kelly Frances Fischer, Scott Broughton, Traci L. Newman
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • obsession
  • death
  • guilt
  • isolation
Places
  • hospital
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Joe William
Written by
Joe William
Starring
Kelly Frances Fischer, Scott Broughton, Traci L. Newman, Jeffrey Wells, Lauretta Compton, Gregory Dean Tompkins, Grace H Bryan, Ray Dwyer Jr.
Music
Steve Fields
Cinematography
William Bishop
Runtime
78 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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