In Dreams

"You don't have to sleep to dream"

Jan 15 1999 R 1h 40m
Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

A suburban housewife learns that she has psychic connections to a serial killer, and can predict this person's motives through her dreams.

Plot

The housewife Claire Cooper is married to the pilot Paul Cooper and their little daughter Rebecca is their pride and joy. When a stranger kidnaps a girl, Claire dreams about the man but Detective Jack Kay ignores her concerns. But when Rebecca disappears during a school play, Claire learns that her visions were actually premonitions and she is connected to the killer through her dreams. She has a nervous breakdown and tries to commit suicide. Her psychologist Dr. Silverman sends her to a mental institution and soon she finds that her husband will be the next victim of the serial-killer. Further, the serial-killer was interned in the same cell in the hospital where she is. Will Claire be able to save Paul?

Written by

Bari Wood, Bruce Robinson, Neil Jordan

Directed by

Neil Jordan

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
14,080
Average Rating
5.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA