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Dream Scenario
MEANRANK
67/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2821
- IMDb #2646
- Google retired #3751
- Metacritic #1527
- Letterboxd #2534
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #867
+6 more
- Metacritic Critics #1078
- Metacritic Audience #2504
- Criticker #1660
- Douban #1973
- Kinopoisk #4504
- AlloCiné #2667
Every rating
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Lowest is Criticker on 50, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 91. Critics average 82, everyone else 64.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A mild-mannered, tenured professor finds his life turned upside down when he inexplicably starts appearing in the dreams of millions of people around the world. Initially, he becomes a celebrity, but the phenomenon takes a dark turn as the dreams become increasingly violent and nightmarish. He is thrust into the spotlight and must deal with the bizarre and unintended consequences of his newfound fame.
Details
- Director
- Kristoffer Borgli
- Writer
- Kristoffer Borgli
- Studio
- A24, Square Peg, Saturn Films
- Released
- 10 November 2023
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $10.0M
- Box office
- $14.1M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 4 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 6 →1 major award won · 2 wins from 6 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2024 | Best Actor in a Horror Movie | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2024 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nicolas Cage | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 2025 | Best Independent Film | Dream Scenario | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 2025 | Best Actor in a Film | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Satellite Awards 2024 | Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Dream Scenario | Nominee |
| Satellite Awards 2024 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Nicolas Cage | Nominee |
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6 awards — Dream Scenario
×| Best Actor in a Horror Movie | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nicolas Cage | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Film | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Best Independent Film | Dream Scenario | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Nicolas Cage | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Dream Scenario | Nominee |