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While You Were Sleeping

While You Were Sleeping

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While You Were Sleeping

"A story about love at second sight."

1995

1h 43m

7.0(2026 votes)

Romance

Comedy

Overview

A transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a coma—his family mistakenly thinks she's Peter's fiancée, and she doesn't correct them. Things get more complicated when she falls for his brother, who's not quite sure that she's who she claims to be.

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Caravan Pictures

Hollywood Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock

Lucy Eleanor Moderatz

Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman

Jack Callaghan

Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Peter Callaghan

Peter Boyle

Peter Boyle

Ox Callaghan

Jack Warden

Jack Warden

Saul

Glynis Johns

Glynis Johns

Elsie

Micole Mercurio

Micole Mercurio

Midge Callaghan

Jason Bernard

Jason Bernard

Jerry

Michael Rispoli

Michael Rispoli

Joe Jr.

Ally Walker

Ally Walker

Ashley Bacon

Creative team

Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
Written by: Fredric LeBow
Daniel G. Sullivan
Produced by: Roger Birnbaum
Joe Roth

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