The Sleeping Dictionary

Sleeping Dictionary (2003)

  • 68% of users liked it
    (6,707 ratings)

Guy Jenkin directs this straight-to-video romantic drama shot on-location in Malaysia. In the rainforests of Boreno in the 1930s, English officer John Truscott (Hugh Dancy) accepts a position to colonize the native population of Sarawak at the request of the British government. In following with the… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Guy Jenkin
Genres
Drama, Romance
In Theaters
Feb 18, 2003 Wide
Fine Line Features

Critic Reviews

  • Robert Pardi, TV Guide's Movie Guide

    If your taste runs to palm fronds and moonlit rendezvous, you might enjoy this impeccably produced bit of kitsch.

  • Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

    I can't say much for the wandering storyline...

  • Bill Gibron, DVD Verdict

    Moments of brilliance surrounded by occasional utter nonsense.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    A rather stiff soap opera romantic-melodrama.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Alexander W


    This I never saw advertised in the cinema, but I watched it because of Jessica Albas recent fame. I would have expected it would have been a more popular film, its good, its fun, adult family film for the parents perhaps. Its a Romance.

  • Lorenzo v


    First off, I give you the good news: Jessica Alba has nude scenes in this film. Rejoice perverts. The bad news: It was a body double. =( Anyway, the movie didn't sound too appealing to begin with but nothing else was on. I'm glad I had the chance to see this. I'm… More

  • Lanning :


    Hey! I ran across this on FLIX last night. I, uh, I'm sorry to say that I really, ah, have nothing to offer, critically speaking, about this movie. I was, ah, concentrating too hard on, um, something while, uh, . . . . Okay, I was too busy watching Jessica Alba to think about… More

  • Daisy M


    <a href="http://tinypic.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i32.tinypic.com/27yrew0.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a> The Sleeping Dictionary was a lovely romance with emotional character… More

  • Leo L


    A remarkable movie! Hugh Dancy (looking younger in this film) is fantastic, as well as Jessica Alba. Love the music composition and score. Great sceneries!

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