Name: Awakenings
Director: Penny Marshall
Genre: US, Classic Movies, Drama Movies, Movies Based on Books
Released: 1990
Cast: Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner, Ruth Nelson, John Heard

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Awakenings

1990 🎤 English IMDb 7.8

USClassic MoviesDrama MoviesMovies Based on Books

DirectorPenny Marshall

CastRobert De Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner, Ruth Nelson, John Heard, Penelope Ann Miller

In 1969, a doctor tests an experimental drug on a man in an unresponsive state — who awakens after 30 years and must come to grips with life as an adult.

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