Awakenings

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PG13,2hrs 1min

Genre:

Drama

Released:

December 20, 1990

Distributor:

Columbia Pictures

Starring:

Robin Williams, Robert De Niro, Julie Kavner ... More

Synopsis: Based on a true story as related by neurologist Oliver Sacks, Awakenings stars Robin Williams as the Sacks counterpart, here named Dr. Malcolm Sayer. Something of a klutz and naif, Dr. Sayer takes a job at a Bronx psychiatric hospital in 1969. Here he's put in charge of several seemingly catatonic patients who, under Sayer's painstaking guidance, begin responding to certain stimulati. Apprised of the efficacy of a new drug called L-DOPA in treating degenerative-disease victims, Sayer is given permission ... Full Synopsis

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	Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES After seeing Awakenings, I read it, to know more about what happened in that Bronx hospital. What both the movie and the book convey is the immense courage of the patients and the profound experience of their doctors, as in a small way they reexperienced what it means to be born, to open your eyes and discover to your astonishment that "you" are alive. Read Review Metascore ^® from metacritic.com 74 Generally favorable reviews out of 100 Based on 10 critic reviews

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	Robin Williams Dr. Malcolm Sayer Robert De Niro Leonard Lowe Julie Kavner Eleanor Costello Ruth Nelson Mrs. Lowe