In Dreams (1999): Cast, Box Office & Plot
In Dreams is a 1999 horror thriller directed by Neil Jordan, starring Annette Bening as Claire Cooper, Aidan Quinn and Katie Sagona. It runs 1 hour 40 minutes and earned $12 million worldwide on a $30 million budget.
- worldwide gross
- $12M
- budget
- $30M
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 40m (100 min)
- Director
- Neil Jordan
- Original language
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English - Studio
- DreamWorks Pictures
- Budget
- $30M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is In Dreams About?
The premise of In Dreams without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A suburban housewife discovers that she shares a psychic link with a serial killer, allowing her to experience his murders in vivid dreams and anticipate his next moves. As the visions become more intense, she must race against time to stop the killer before his next victim is claimed.
In Dreams Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- mental institution
- dream
- serial killer
- school play
- cigarette smoking
- bound and gagged
- underwater town
- underwater scene
- nightmare
- psychiatric hospital
- helicopter
- doctor
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- murder
- apple
- based on novel
- no one believes the protagonist
- dead child
- kidnapping a girl
- town burried by a flood
- fairy tale
- dead body floats in water
- girl
- kidnapping of daughter
- husband wife relationship
- the color red
- cross dressing
- children's book illustrator
- paranoia
- boy
- delusion
- clairvoyance
- disappearance of daughter
- housewife
- recurrent dream
- gender bending
- reference to snow white
- mother daughter relationship
- murder of daughter
- dead girl
- murder of girl
- obsession
- cider factory
- kidnapping
- surrealism
- serial murder
- killer
- vision
- psychic
- suicide attempt
- hospital
In Dreams Cast & Characters
Annette Bening leads the cast as Claire Cooper, with Aidan Quinn as Paul Cooper and Katie Sagona as Rebecca Cooper. Directed by Neil Jordan; 42 actors are credited in all.
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Director Neil Jordan
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Annette Bening as Claire Cooper -
Aidan Quinn as Paul Cooper - Katie Sagona as Rebecca Cooper
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Robert Downey Jr. as Vivian Thompson
Also Starring in In Dreams
· 38 more- Geoffrey Wigdor Vivian Thompson - As Teenager
- Devon Cole Borisoff Vivian Thompson - As Boy
- Krystal Benn Ruby
- Paul Guilfoyle Detective Jack Kay
- Stephen Rea Doctor Silverman
- Margo Martindale Nurse Floyd
- Dennis Boutsikaris Doctor Stevens
- Michael Cavanaugh Judge (voice)
- John Fiore Policeman
- Ken Cheeseman Paramedic
- Lonnie Farmer Nurse Rosco
- Brian Goodman Policeman in Squad Car
- Robert E. Walsh Man at School Play
- Dossy Peabody Vivian's Mother
- Pamela Payton-Wright Ethel
- Dee Nelson Teacher (uncredited)
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- Samantha Kelly Dwarf
- Eric Bruno Borgman Man Trapped in Car (uncredited)
- Prudence Wright Holmes Mary
- Wally Dunn Walter
- Alan Francis Sullivan Police Officer (uncredited)
- Dorothy Dwyer Foster Mother
- Robert Harrell Police Officer (uncredited)
- June Lewin Kindly Nurse
- John Michael Vaughn Helicopter Pilot
- Eric Roemele Security Man - 1970's
- Jennifer Berry Hunter
- Emma J. Brown Dwarf
- Kathleen Langlois Snow White
- Jennifer Dragon Dwarf
- Jennifer Caine Natenshon Dwarf
- Bethany M. Paquin Dwarf
- Erica Sullivan Dwarf
- Amelia Claire Novotny Prince
- Kristin Sroka Wicked Stepmother
- Denise Cormier Woman at School Play
- Pete Dobie
- Mylan Janoplis Diver (uncredited)
More from Neil Jordan
More films directed by Neil Jordan, best-rated first: The Crying Game, Mona Lisa, Byzantium and Michael Collins.
In Dreams Plot Summary
What happens in In Dreams from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Claire Cooper, Annette Bening, is a suburban housewife and mother who spends her spare moments illustrating children’s stories. Her husband, Paul Cooper — an airline pilot who is frequently away for work and perhaps entangled in an affair with a fellow Australian coworker — leaves Claire to raise their eight-year-old daughter, Rebecca Cooper. The quiet rhythm of their days is punctured when Claire begins to experience strange, hazy dreams about an underwater city and the murder of a young girl. These visions feel almost like memories rather than fantasies, a sense that something terrible from her past is waking up.
Full summary
The whole story of In Dreams, scene by scene
In Dreams Box Office & Budget
In Dreams grossed $12 million worldwide on a $30 million budget, 40% of what it cost.
Worldwide gross
$12M
40% of its budget back
- US & Canada
- $12M
- Budget
- $30M
In Dreams Trailers & Videos
The trailer of In Dreams.
How Well Do You Know In Dreams?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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What is the name of the main character who experiences the haunting visions?
Cars in In Dreams
10 cars on screen, including the 1993 Ford Crown Victoria and the 1997 Audi Cabriolet.
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1993 Ford Crown Victoria Main role -
1997 Audi Cabriolet Important role -
1987 BMW 325i Cabrio E30 Important role -
1966 Plymouth Fury Important role
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In Dreams FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of In Dreams, each answered in a sentence.
How long is In Dreams?
In Dreams runs 1 hour 40 minutes (100 minutes).
When was In Dreams released?
In Dreams was released on January 15, 1999.
Who directed In Dreams?
In Dreams was directed by Neil Jordan.
More films by Neil Jordan Who is in the cast of In Dreams?
In Dreams stars Annette Bening as Claire Cooper, Aidan Quinn as Paul Cooper and Katie Sagona as Rebecca Cooper, among 42 credited actors.
How much did In Dreams make at the box office?
In Dreams grossed $12 million worldwide on a budget of $30 million.
Does In Dreams have a post-credit scene?
No. In Dreams has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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