Awakenings
There is no such thing as a simple miracle.
Collections:
Oscars-1990
Robin Williams
Studio:
Parkes/Lasker productions
Year:
1990
Critics Rating: 81%
Audience Rating: 88%
Duration: 2 h 0 m
Updated: 2026 May 09
Movie ID: 31379
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Synopsis
Dr. Sayer is a pioneering neurologist who wants to take a risk and give his patients who suffer from encephalitis a drug used for Parkinson's Disease. He tries it out on one man who miraculously wakes from his perpetual catatonic state.
