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Before I Wake
Summary: A couple adopt an orphaned child whose dreams - and nightmares - manifest physically as he sleeps.
Runtime: 1 h 37 min
MPAA: PG-13
Distributor: Netflix
Country: United States
Language: English
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| Message | Mistakes have potentially dangerous consequences. Good intentions can't overcome all challenges. |
| Role model | The adoptive parents seem like good, honorable people who are trying to help a child in need. But they don't quite seem ready for the challenge, and they make some mistakes, potentially endangering the child. Jessie attempts to deal with her grief by going to therapy (unlike her husband) and is interested in helping a foster child. When things go wrong, she's the one who doesn't stop searching and trying until the solution is found. But it could be argued that she's also part of the problem. |
| Violence | Child in jeopardy. A man holds a gun; he seems to be pointing it at a child, and he fires a shot but misses. A couple's child has died in a tragic accident (suggested drowning in a tub). A monster, "the canker man," who "eats people," attacks a school bully. Ghosts, scary stuff, monsters. Some blood. Fight with a school bully. People disappear. |
| Sex | A married couple is shown to be comfortable with one another. |
| Consumerism | Video games mentionedshown: Xbox, Wii, Kinect, etc. |
| Drugs | Ambien is mentioned. A child keeps pills and sodas under his bed to stay awake and drinks coffee. A woman gives a child sleeping pills. |
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