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Awakenings
1990
BiographyDrama
The victims of an encephalitis epidemic many years ago have been catatonic ever since, but now a new drug offers the prospect of reviving them.
IMDB 7.8
RT 88%
Metacritic 74
StarsRobert De NiroRobin WilliamsJulie KavnerRuth Nelson
DirectorPenny Marshall
WriterOliver Sacks (book)Steven Zaillian (screenplay)
AwardsNominated for 3 Oscars
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    Robert De Niro
  • Best Motion Picture of the Year
    Walter F. Parkes, Lawrence Lasker
  • Best Adapted Screenplay
    Steven Zaillian
LanguageEnglish
CountryUSA