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15/01/1999 Mystery, Thriller, Horror 1h 40m
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You don't have to sleep to dream

Overview

A suburban housewife learns that she has psychic connections to a serial killer, and can predict this person's motives through her dreams.

  1. Neil Jordan

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Annette Bening

    Claire Cooper

  2. Aidan Quinn

    Paul Cooper

  3. Stephen Rea

    Doctor Silverman

  4. Robert Downey Jr.

    Vivian Thompson

  5. Paul Guilfoyle

    Detective Jack Kay

  6. Dennis Boutsikaris

    Doctor Stevens

  7. Krystal Benn

    Ruby

  8. Lonnie Farmer

    Nurse Rosco

  9. Margo Martindale

    Nurse Floyd

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2016-02-14
Stylistic Dirge.

In Dreams is directed by Neil Jordan and adapted to screenplay by Jordan and Bruce Robinson from the Bari Wood novel. It stars Annette Bening, Aidan Quinn, Robert Downey Jr.and Paul Guilfoyle. Music is by Elliot Goldenthal and cinematography by Darius Khondji.

In this contrived thriller, Bening is a grief stricken housewife who finds her thoughts in sync with a serial killer (a ridiculously miscast Downey Jr.). Neil Jordan is a great director, but he's also a very frustrating one, case in point In Dreams. The visuals are outstanding here as Jordan and Khondji paint a nig...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$30,000,000.00

Revenue
$12,017,369.00

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