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.
Waking Life has generally received very positive reviews.
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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 26 Oct 2013
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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for New York Times (5,786) on 11 Oct 2001
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Waking Life was released in 2001 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 660 reviews, giving Waking Life (2001) an average rating of 80%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 84%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 78%.
With a score of 80%, Waking Life is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2001, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2001 with similar scores include films like Amélie and Mulholland Drive.
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