Awakenings

"There is no such thing as a simple miracle."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.8/10

2,820 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 3 nominations

Nominated

Best Picture

Best Actor

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$31.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$52.1M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$21.1M

ROI: +68%

Budget Recovery168% of budget

$0|Budget: $31.0M|Revenue: $52.1M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

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77.8K

Daily Avg

1.3K

7-Day Trend

+45%

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Based On

Awakenings

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

New York City

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

New York CityThe Bronx

Time Period

1969

Themes & Subjects

#voneconomo'sdisease

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Miroslav Ondříček

Film Editing

Battle Davis

Music / Score

Randy Newman

Production Design

Anton Furst

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Distributors

Columbia PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

16:9

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Awakenings

Available in 83 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	—	Tubi TV	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom12	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

United Kingdom12

AustraliaM

Germany12

FranceU

Brazil10

Switzerland12

Denmark15

+10 more countries

Production

Director

Penny Marshall

Writers

Steven Zaillian, Oliver Sacks

Production Companies

Parkes/Lasker productions

Cast

Robert De Niro

Leonard Lowe

Robin Williams

Malcolm Sayer

John Heard

Dr. Kaufman

Julie Kavner

Eleanor Costello

Penelope Ann Miller

Paula

Ruth Nelson

Mrs. Lowe

Max von Sydow

Peter Ingham

Anne Meara

Miriam

Dexter Gordon

Rolando

George Martin

Frank

Alice Drummond

Lucy Fishman

Richard Libertini

Sidney

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comaexperimentbased on novel or bookhopemiraclebased on true storyhospitalillnesswoman directorcomatosemedical drama

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