While You Were Sleeping

While You Were Sleeping (1995)

  • 86% of critics liked it
    (43 reviews)

  • 75% of users liked it
    (196,684 ratings)

This latter-day romantic screwball comedy stars Sandra Bullock as a love-starved subway toll booth operator, Lucy. Lucy pines for regular customer Peter Callaghan (Peter Gallagher), but the self-absorbed attorney pays her no heed. One day, Peter is beaten by a gang of thugs and tossed onto the… More

PG,
Directed By
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
In Theaters
Apr 21, 1995 Wide
Buena Vista Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

    Bullock just about knocks herself exhausted being winsome and lovable.

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    The film's casual warmth may make you tolerate some of the shortcomings -- especially since Bullock seems to be having such a fine time with her first starring role.

  • Leonard Klady, Variety

    Director Jon Turteltaub has a smooth style suited to classic farce and knows just how to pace the material to accentuate the positive.

  • , Time Out

    As cute and cuddly a bedtime story as anyone could wish for.

  • Janet Maslin, New York Times

    This is a formula film, but it has the kind of good cheer and fine tuning that occasionally give slickness a good name.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • John M


    The key to this movie was Bill Pullman and Sanda Bullock clicking on such a natural level. They made the movie feel right. I love this movie. Im a sappy guy so this is a winner for me. One of my favorite romantic comedies.

  • Dean !


    An ok early Rom-Com starring Sandra Bullock. It's cheesy and predictable but it has a certain likability about it nevertheless.

  • Bethany M


    A quirky film! Different from a lot of the typical romantic dramas. Very good! Sandra Bullock is excellent!

  • Dead A


    I love Sandra Bullock's movies. They are so fun to watch. This was sweet, funny (some scenes were hilarious) and romantic. I'm not into romantic movies that much but Sandra's ones are just awesome. I hope she doesn't disappoint me in future (like the rest of my… More

  • Lenny M


    Sandra Bullock as the typical quirky, hopeless romantic alongside a bunch of old folks. Good movie.

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