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Awakenings (1990) USA / 121 min
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Genre: Drama /  more »
Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations  more »
User Ratings: 7.6 (27,387 votes)  more »
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Summary: 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.  more »
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Filmmakers: Penny Marshall - Director, Oliver Sacks M.D.¹ - Writer (book), Steven Zaillian - Writer (screenplay), Lawrence Lasker - Producer, Walter F. Parkes - Producer, Miroslav Ondricek¹ - Cinematographer, Randy Newman - Composer, Anton Furst - Production Designer, Battle Davis - Editor, Jerry Greenberg¹ - Editor  more »
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 Robert De Niro ... Leonard Lowe 45 

 Robin Williams ... Dr. Malcolm Sayer 113 
Julie Kavner ... Eleanor Costello 3,840 
Ruth Nelson ... Mrs. Lowe 38,928 

 John Heard ... Dr. Kaufman 1,826 
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