Somnium

2024

Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 85% · 26 reviews
IMDb Rating 5.0/10 10 1071 1.1K

unsettling sleep clinic

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Plot summary

Gemma moves to LA, hoping to become an actress. She takes an overnight gig at a sleep clinic that promises to make their clients’ dreams come true. But the longer she spends there, the more it becomes clear that something sinister is going on.

Director

Racheal Cain Photo
Racheal Cain

Top cast

David Moskowitz Photo
David Moskowitz as Agency Lobby Patron
Will Peltz Photo
Will Peltz as Noah
Gillian White Photo
Gillian White as Dr. Katherine Shaffer
Chloe Levine Photo
Chloe Levine as Gemma
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850.46 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 86
1.71 GB
1920*800
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
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1.55 GB
1920*800
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 42

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by uberdonkey6 6 / 10

Good, but a little pacing problem toward end

Overall I really enjoyed this film. Focused on a woman from a tiny town wanting to make it as an actor in the big city, but focus on film his her part time work at a clinic where they use a dream state to heal people.Lead actress was very good, and the story didn't have a Hollywood feel but instead seemed to evolve organically. In this way, it was never boring or predictable. Didn't focus just on scifi/horror element, but also this girl's feeling of isolation and struggle. Also had some interesting relationship arcs though they weren't really fulfilled or concluded.I get the point of the ending, and it is one of these ones that u can still wonder what is real or not real, but I think, despite being somewhat satisfying, the ending was less interesting than the rest of the film. All the same, I recommend this film to watch, and indeed an surprised doesn't get a higher rating. Won't stay with you, but is a good film and did deserve awards it got.
Reviewed by Sinriel 7 / 10

P. K. Dick would've enjoyed this.

A very solid film d'auteur where everything works in conjunction very well. It's not groundbreaking and it does have some minor plot holes, but as a whole, it's a film well worth your time.Unfortunately, the story starts to show some cracks during the third act, which was only evident because of how invested I was from the start of the film. I also really liked the main lead's acting, she did a great job in a very particular role.
Reviewed by bluestemz 5 / 10

Problematic but not without merits

Worth a view once as it IS problematic but not without merits. My main concerns with this film may seem a little petty lol but they are two key points I felt that removed me from the viewing experience. First off, the lead. While doing an overall decent job with the role, the one thing I couldn't get over (and this is the case with a lot of b-movie roles in general) was the accent, or lack thereove. Either commit or don't commit lol. She started off (allegedly being from Georgia) with this slight southern draw which works at the beginning because when she uses phrases like "y'all" you can see the cringe factor on the LA crowds' faces. But then it just disappears, completely and without warning. It happens tume and time again in movies like this and with roles like this. She *IS* an "aspiring actor" recently yransplanted in LA, but if that were the case IRL she would only be turning it off during auditions, etc, not in her daily life, not that quickly. Trivial? Yes. A pet peeve? Obviously.Aside from that, the use of the particular compound cocktail in the Somnium facility completely detracted from yhe experience IMO. I have mixed feelings because anyone familiar with this cocktail knows full well that's not how it works and thise are not the effects it produces. For this reason maybe it should have been left a mystery or have been some fictional, experimental drug. However, as an allegory as to the transformative nature of this compound, yes, it works in that way if that was the writer's intent. Otherwise it comes off as a quick attempt at cashing in on current media buzzword.Aside from those two points, there are glaring problems with the production which I won't get into here as it is impossible without revealing spoilers.Overall however it is a weekend afternoon popcorn picture that is not at all the worst possible choice. I didn't regret seeing it, but it's nothing I will watch again. Very forgettable, in fact I'm only writing this review because I can see myself in a year or two being attracted by the cover art & premise and wondering if I should watch it again and my advice to future self: you've seen it, the low to mid rating is there for the reasons outlined above and more. Nothing to see here, move along....
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