While You Were Sleeping

While You Were Sleeping

A story about love at second sight.

PG 1995 · 103 min · ★ 7.0 (2K) · Romance, Comedy

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.

Directed by Jon Turteltaub · Written by Daniel G. Sullivan

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Sandra Bullock Lucy Eleanor Moderatz
Bill Pullman Jack Callaghan
Peter Gallagher Peter Callaghan
Peter Boyle Ox Callaghan
Jack Warden Saul
Glynis Johns Elsie
Micole Mercurio Midge Callaghan
Jason Bernard Jerry
Michael Rispoli Joe Jr.
Ally Walker Ashley Bacon
Monica Keena Mary Callaghan
Ruth Rudnick Wanda

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