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Awake (2007)
Every year, one in 700 people wake up during surgery. When they planned her husband's murder, they never thought he'd be the one.
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Year of U.S. Release: 2007

Starring: Jessica Alba, Hayden Christensen, Terence Howard, Lena Olin, Sam Robards.
Director: Joby Harold
Screenwriter(s): Joby Harold
Producer(s): Joana Vicente, Jason Kliot
Ex. Producer(s): Tim Williams, Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein
Distributor: The Weinstein Company
Prod. Company: GreeneStreet Films, Icon Productions, Deutsch/Open City Films
Genre(s): Drama, Suspense, Thriller
U.S. Release Date: November 30, 2007 (Wide)
U.S. DVD Release Date: March 04, 2008
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Rated Restricted for language, an intense disturbing situation, and brief drug use.
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While undergoing open heart surgery, a man's failed anesthetic leaves him completely alert, but paralyzed and unable to tell his doctors.

arrowPlot Summary:
In "Awake," a psychological thriller that tells the story of a man (Christensen) undergoing heart surgery while experiencing a phenomenon called "anesthetic awareness," which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. As various obstacles present themselves, his wife (Alba) must make life-altering decisions while wrestling with her own personal drama.
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