Before I Wake (2016)

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Fear your dreams.

An orphaned child's dreams—and nightmares—manifest physically as he sleeps.

• Released: 2016-04-07
• Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 37m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 2,052 votes

Directed by Mike Flanagan.

Top cast

• Kate Bosworth as Jessie
• Jacob Tremblay as Cody
• Thomas Jane as Mark
• Annabeth Gish as Natalie
• Lance E. Nichols as Detective
• Scottie Thompson as Teacher
• Dash Mihok as Whelan
• Jay Karnes as Peter
• Kyla Deaver as Annie
• Courtney Bell as Andrea

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Before I Wake

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel
• Canada: stream on Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder Apple TV channel; watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Beamafilm; watch free on Beamafilm; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV, Beamafilm; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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