About Waking Life
Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.
Movie details
- Release date
- 2001-10-19
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Genres
- Animation, Drama, Fantasy
- Rating
- 7.5/10 (955 votes)
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Director
- Richard Linklater
- Writer
- Richard Linklater
Cast
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Waking Life (2001) has a rating of 7.5/10 based on 955 viewer votes on TMDB.
How long is Waking Life?
The runtime of Waking Life (2001) is 1h 41m.
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