Chasing Sleep (2000)
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50% of critics liked it
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48% of users liked it
(673 ratings)
Ed Saxon (Jeff Daniels) is an English professor of some repute whose life is thrown into serious chaos when his wife, Eve, fails to return home one day. After a sleepless night, Ed phones the police, who find no trace of Eve, save her abandoned car. Later Ed, by now exhausted and disheveled, is… More Ed Saxon (Jeff Daniels) is an English professor of some repute whose life is thrown into serious chaos when his wife, Eve, fails to return home one day. After a sleepless night, Ed phones the police, who find no trace of Eve, save her abandoned car. Later Ed, by now exhausted and disheveled, is visited by a young student (Emily Bergl) who is concerned about his absence from class and has stopped by to drop off some food for him. The student has an obvious attraction towards Ed, and he lets her in the house, where she has an accident that results in a nosebleed and a blood-soaked sweater that she leaves behind. Inevitably, detectives come calling on Ed, who is close to a fatigue-fueled nervous breakdown and nearly loses it completely. His fragile state is further exacerbated when he discovers a mysterious object under a chest of drawers, causing him to veer more precipitously towards an all-encompassing emotional collapse. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michael Walker
- Written By
- Michael Walker
- Genres
- Horror, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
R,
- In Theaters
- Sep 8, 2000 Wide
- On DVD
- Oct 16, 2001
- Studio
- LionsGate Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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, Chicago Tribune
It boasts impressive formal construction, beautiful cinematography and excellent acting.
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Jason Gorber, Film Scouts
Long, introspective, indulgent cinema is certainly here to stay - let's try for something a little, well, better.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...a wonderfully creepy riff on Polanski's Repulsion...
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Bill Chambers, Film Freak Central
...A gem well hidden on video store shelves beneath artwork that makes it look like a quick cash-in on the success of What Lies Beneath.
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Patrick Byrne, Apollo Guide
A disappointment from start to finish.
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Cast
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Jeff Daniels
as Ed Saxon
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Emily Bergl
as Sadie
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Gil Bellows
as Detective Derm
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Zach Grenier
as Geoffrey Costas
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Julian McMahon
as George
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Ben Shenkman
as Officer Stewart
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Molly Price
as Susie
