State Like Sleep
In a story that looks strange and probably carries a real mystery without a solution to it. That story began with a girl who lived her life as a widow one year after her husband's death (Michelle Hoismann). One day, that little widow (Catherine Waterstone) receives an unstable telephone call forcing her to reconsider the past, and there may be many surprises that seem mysterious in the life of that little widow.
16 April 1964, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
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5 December 1957, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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27 September 1986, Swinoujscie, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland
24 April 1974, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
3 March 1980, Westminster, London, England, UK
7 August 1974, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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April 24, 2018
This consistently surprising film slinks along with melancholic dreaminess, matching the fugue state that plagues its grief-stricken protagonist.
April 27, 2018
Led by Katherine Waterston and Michael Shannon's performances, writer-director Meredith Danluck takes a fascinating approach to grieving by way of State Like Sleep.
April 26, 2018
There is not enough in the performances or the script to set it apart from the constant flow of indie crime dramas.
April 25, 2018
A narcotized neo-noir that unfolds with the diverting purposelessness of a forgettable dream, Meredith Danluck's State Like Sleep doesn't really go anywhere.
December 31, 2018
[Writer/director Meredith] Danluck's tale is one of grief and recovery, so the best way to process State Like Sleep is with your eyes wide open.
April 30, 2018
Danluck has great style as a filmmaker that harkens back to the best noir thrillers of yesteryear; she just needs to write a script with the substance to match.
May 09, 2018
Overall, State Like Sleep is a satisfying movie about grief and an unsatisfying mystery
