Awakenings

1990 · 120 min · ★ 7.8 / 10 · 2976 votes

Drama

Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.

Cast

Robert De Niro · Robin Williams · John Heard · Julie Kavner · Penelope Ann Miller · Ruth Nelson · Max von Sydow · Anne Meara · Dexter Gordon · George Martin

Director

Penny Marshall