Waking Life

Name: Waking Life
Director: Richard Linklater
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Released: 2001-10-19
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Wiley Wiggins, Bill Wise, Alex E. Jones

Animation Drama Fantasy

7.5/10

Rating

101 min

Runtime

2001

Release Year

Richard Linklater

Director

Cast

Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Wiley Wiggins, Bill Wise, Alex E. Jones

Quick Synopsis

Waking Life follows a young man who finds himself trapped in a continuous lucid dream. As he moves through this dream world, he first watches and then joins various conversations with different people, exploring topics such as the nature of reality, free will, human connections, and the search for life's purpose.

Detailed Synopsis of Waking Life

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.