While You Were Sleeping (1995): Cast, Ratings & Box Office
While You Were Sleeping is a 1995 romantic comedy directed by Jon Turteltaub, starring Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher and Sandra Bullock. It runs 1 hour 43 minutes and earned $182.1 million worldwide on a $17 million budget. It earned 1 award nomination, including Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Actress) at the Golden Globes 1996. Critics gave it 67 on Metacritic.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 43m (103 min)
- Director
- Jon Turteltaub
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Buena Vista Pictures
- Budget
- $17M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is While You Were Sleeping About?
The premise of While You Were Sleeping without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Lonely subway worker Lucy finds an unexpected connection with a charming stranger. After she intervenes during a mugging and he falls into a coma, his eccentric family mistakenly believes she is his fiancée. Navigating a web of lies and drawn into their lives, Lucy finds herself falling for the stranger’s kindhearted brother, complicating her situation and threatening to unravel her carefully constructed facade.
While You Were Sleeping Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- loneliness
- man in a coma
- secret admirer
- mistaken identity
- cat
- saving a life
- coma
- hospital
- save someone from being killed
- unconventional romance
- kissing under the mistletoe
- family gathering
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- holiday season
- single woman
- amnesia
- falling in snow
- talking to an animal
- christmas lights
- eggnog
- engagement
- family business
- snowglobe
- lie
- falling in love
- romantic love
- kiss
- christmas gift
- almost hit by a train
- old photograph
- accusation
- voice mail
- apartment supervisor
- pet food
- falling down
- friend
- grandmother
- photo album
- playing
- poker the card game
- school photograph
- photography
- walking home
- hit with a door
- dinner invitation
- feeding a cat
- wheelchair
- obituary
- alphabet song
- walking someone home
- nitroglycerin
While You Were Sleeping Cast
Bill Pullman leads the cast, with Peter Gallagher and Sandra Bullock. Directed by Jon Turteltaub.
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Director Jon Turteltaub
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While You Were Sleeping Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave While You Were Sleeping 67 on Metacritic.
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Metacritic 67 Metascore
User score 7.3
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While You Were Sleeping Plot Summary
What happens in While You Were Sleeping from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In the heart of a bustling Chicago winter, Lucy Eleanor Moderatz is diligently collecting fare tokens at the Randolph/Wabash station, all the while nursing a secret infatuation for Peter Callaghan, a charming commuter who has unwittingly captured her heart from afar. On a fateful Christmas Day, Lucy’s life takes a dramatic turn when she courageously saves Peter from an oncoming train after he is pushed onto the tracks by muggers. While Peter is rushed to the hospital in a comatose state, Lucy’s heartfelt outburst, “I was going to marry him,” is misinterpreted by a nurse as a declaration of impending engagement, leading to Peter’s family being informed of this supposed connection.
Full summary
The whole story of While You Were Sleeping, scene by scene
While You Were Sleeping Box Office & Budget
While You Were Sleeping grossed $182.1 million worldwide on a $17 million budget, 11 times what it cost. $81.1 million came from the US and Canada and $101 million (55%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$182.1M
11× its budget
- US & Canada
- $81.1M
- International
- $101M
- Budget
- $17M
While You Were Sleeping Awards & Nominations
While You Were Sleeping earned 1 award nomination, including Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Actress) at the Golden Globes 1996.
1 nomination1 ceremony
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Golden Globes 1996 1 nomination- Nominated Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Actress) – Sandra Bullock
While You Were Sleeping Trailers & Videos
The trailer of While You Were Sleeping.
How Well Do You Know While You Were Sleeping?
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
- Question 1: not answered
- Question 2: not answered
- Question 3: not answered
- Question 4: not answered
- Question 5: not answered
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- Question 7: not answered
- Question 8: not answered
- Question 9: not answered
- Question 10: not answered
What is Lucy's job in the movie?
Cars in While You Were Sleeping
17 cars on screen, including the 1983 Ford Econoline and the 1989 BMW 525i E34.
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1983 Ford Econoline Important role -
1989 BMW 525i E34 Minor role -
1978 Cadillac Seville Minor role -
1991 Chevrolet Caprice Minor role
While You Were Sleeping Also Known As
34 alternative titles, including “暗戀你暗戀你” and “暗戀你”.
- Also known as
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- 暗戀你暗戀你
- 暗戀你
- Während du schliefst - Liebe auf den zweiten Blick
- Während du schliefst
- Un amore tutto suo
- Unta vai rakkautta
- L'Amour à tout prix
- 二见钟情
- Mientras dormías
- Sen Uyurken
- Пока ты спал
- Aludj csak, én álmodom
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- Enquanto Dormias
- Medan du sov
- Mens du sov
- Ενώ Εσύ Κοιμόσουν
- 당신이 잠든 사이에
- בזמן שישנת
- În timp ce tu dormeai
- Zatímco jsi spal
- Поки ти спав
- Enquanto Você Dormia
- Ja cię kocham, a ty śpisz
- 二見鍾情
- Докато ти спеше
- 暗戀妳
- Pendant ton sommeil
- Dok si spavao
- あなたが寝てる間に…
- Kol tu miegojai
- Khi Anh Hôn Mê
- Kým si spal
- Mentre dormies
- ถนอมดวงใจไว้ให้รักแท้
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While You Were Sleeping FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Awards
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings, awards and post-credit scenes of While You Were Sleeping, each answered in a sentence.
How long is While You Were Sleeping?
While You Were Sleeping runs 1 hour 43 minutes (103 minutes).
When was While You Were Sleeping released?
While You Were Sleeping was released on April 21, 1995.
Who directed While You Were Sleeping?
While You Were Sleeping was directed by Jon Turteltaub.
More films by Jon Turteltaub Who is in the cast of While You Were Sleeping?
While You Were Sleeping stars Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher and Sandra Bullock.
How much did While You Were Sleeping make at the box office?
While You Were Sleeping grossed $182.1 million worldwide ($81.1 million domestic, $101 million international) on a budget of $17 million.
How is While You Were Sleeping rated?
While You Were Sleeping has 67 on Metacritic.
Was While You Were Sleeping nominated for any awards?
While You Were Sleeping received 1 nomination across 1 ceremony.
Does While You Were Sleeping have a post-credit scene?
No. While You Were Sleeping has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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