Awakenings

Released Year: 1990

Certificate: U

Runtime: 121 minutes

Genre: Biography, Drama

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 74

Director: Penny Marshall

Stars: Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner, Ruth Nelson

No of Votes: 125276

Gross: 52096475

Overview: The victims of an encephalitis epidemic many years ago have been catatonic ever since, but now a new drug offers the prospect of reviving them.

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