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Dream Scenario

A hapless family man finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. When his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom.

Director

Kristoffer Borgli

Year

Genre

Box Office

$5,742,193

Production

A24,Square Peg,Saturn Films

Awards

1 win & 17 nominations

Homepage

https://a24films.com/films/dream-scenario

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Sophie Matthews

Paul Matthews

Janet Matthews

Julianne Nicholson

Hannah Matthews

Jessica Clement

Greta

Andy

Miles

Avery

Sheila

Claire

Jessie

Brett

Richard

Naomi

Sidney

Carlota

Dinner Guest #1

Dinner Guest #2

News Anchor

Sleep Specialist

Tristan

Eli

Ben Steele Caldwell

Robbie

Agape Mngomezulu

Tall Man

Stephen R. Hart

Snailface

Leah

Chris

David

Thomas Mitchell

Molly

Trent

Mary

Paul look-alike

Caleb Weatherbee

Candice

Grace

Large Man

Kayla

Jennifer Wigmore

Portia

Ramona Gilmour-Darling

Security Guard

Norio Ad Voice

Talia Schlanger

Chloe

Jessie-Ann Kohlman

Carter

Dylan

Hunter

Haley

Amber Midthunder

Brian Berg

Realtor

Claude

Philip Van Martin

Jean

Amandine

Dream Travel Guru

Fontane

Domenic Di Rosa

Theatre Guest

Patron

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Dad, Dad. Dad, help me! - Dream Scenario

Dad, Dad. Dad, help me!

And, um, I guess... - Dream Scenario

And, um, I guess...

Why am I always just
standing there? - Dream Scenario

Why am I always just standing there?

I think she'll understand, - Dream Scenario

I think she'll understand,

So, when talking about
adaptive strategies, - Dream Scenario

So, when talking about adaptive strategies,

You can spot it miles away, - Dream Scenario

You can spot it miles away,

Any theory on how
the black and white stripes - Dream Scenario

Any theory on how the black and white stripes

From what we know,
the camouflage isn't effective - Dream Scenario

From what we know, the camouflage isn't effective

Okay, because you just made
yourselves a target - Dream Scenario

Okay, because you just made yourselves a target

Okay, good.
So, in contrast, - Dream Scenario

Okay, good. So, in contrast,

Hi, I have a table, for Paul. - Dream Scenario

Hi, I have a table, for Paul.

Yeah. Okay, uh, sorry.
I'm just... - Dream Scenario

Yeah. Okay, uh, sorry. I'm just...

Some major deja vu or... - Dream Scenario

Some major deja vu or...

No, it's the whole,
you know... - Dream Scenario

No, it's the whole, you know...

- You're still at Osler, right?
- Yeah, I am. - Dream Scenario

- You're still at Osler, right? - Yeah, I am.

Oh, yeah, uh,
we're just doing
final revisions now. - Dream Scenario

Oh, yeah, uh, we're just doing final revisions now.

Uh, Nature. - Dream Scenario

Why haven't
you contacted me? - Dream Scenario

Why haven't you contacted me?

Yes, I... I... I mean,
I've expanded my interests - Dream Scenario

Yes, I... I... I mean, I've expanded my interests

Are you using
"antelligence"? You know
I coined that, right? - Dream Scenario

Are you using "antelligence"? You know I coined th...

I'm not using
"antelligence." - Dream Scenario

I'm not using "antelligence."

No, no, I've been working.
I've got a book. - Dream Scenario

No, no, I've been working. I've got a book.

Uh, do you have
a publisher? - Dream Scenario

Uh, do you have a publisher?

I don't want
to be influenced by - Dream Scenario

I don't want to be influenced by

Well, I haven't really started
the actual sitting down - Dream Scenario

Well, I haven't really started the actual sitting down

So, this kind of ruins
everything for me, Sheila. - Dream Scenario

So, this kind of ruins everything for me, Sheila.

I mean, she totally
saw my argument, - Dream Scenario

I mean, she totally saw my argument,

It kind of felt, you know,
unethical or whatever. - Dream Scenario

It kind of felt, you know, unethical or whatever.

Oh, wow. That's about,
well, let's see... - Dream Scenario

Oh, wow. That's about, well, let's see...

Yeah? I, uh...
I haven't thought
about you in a while. - Dream Scenario

Yeah? I, uh... I haven't thought about you in a while.

Okay. Good to know, I guess. - Dream Scenario

Okay. Good to know, I guess.

Anyway, the reason that
you've been on my mind - Dream Scenario

Anyway, the reason that you've been on my mind

You don't do anything.
You're just there, - Dream Scenario

You don't do anything. You're just there,

Like the other night, - Dream Scenario

Like the other night,

And out of nowhere, - Dream Scenario

And out of nowhere,

Wow. I'm... Well, I mean,
that is so strange. - Dream Scenario

Wow. I'm... Well, I mean, that is so strange.

So, I don't intervene at all?
I... I don't help out? - Dream Scenario

So, I don't intervene at all? I... I don't help ou...

I was just gonna say
that my therapist - Dream Scenario

I was just gonna say that my therapist

That maybe you and I
need to sort something out, - Dream Scenario

That maybe you and I need to sort something out,

Did... did you know
he was here? - Dream Scenario

Did... did you know he was here?

No, no, no, I just happened
to see you guys, - Dream Scenario

No, no, no, I just happened to see you guys,

I thought it was appropriate.
I wanted to. - Dream Scenario

I thought it was appropriate. I wanted to.

Wouldn't you react the same - Dream Scenario

Wouldn't you react the same

Well, yeah, but not becau...
It's because of these dreams. - Dream Scenario

Well, yeah, but not becau... It's because of these drea...

No, I'm just nervous
what this woman will do to you - Dream Scenario

No, I'm just nervous what this woman will do to you

I was
making conversation. - Dream Scenario

I was making conversation.

Okay. Well, maybe
I'm exaggerating a little bit, - Dream Scenario

Okay. Well, maybe I'm exaggerating a little bit,

Have you ever fantasized
about other women? - Dream Scenario

Have you ever fantasized about other women?

Do you think I could handle - Dream Scenario

Do you think I could handle

Just try not to let
your neuroticism hijack you. - Dream Scenario

Just try not to let your neuroticism hijack you.

Oh, come on. Not the gender
psychology bullshit again. - Dream Scenario

Oh, come on. Not the gender psychology bullshit again.

Yeah. Well, you score high in,
uh, in... "assholeness." - Dream Scenario

Yeah. Well, you score high in, uh, in... "assholeness.&...

Yeah. So, just own it.
Be pragmatic about it. - Dream Scenario

Yeah. So, just own it. Be pragmatic about it.

Wow. I... I feel like
I want to apologize - Dream Scenario

Wow. I... I feel like I want to apologize

No, it's okay.
It's just funny, you know? - Dream Scenario

No, it's okay. It's just funny, you know?

It's more like a blog.
Nobody really reads it. - Dream Scenario

It's more like a blog. Nobody really reads it.

I mean, yeah,
if you don't portray me - Dream Scenario

I mean, yeah, if you don't portray me

Just my wife suspected
you had ulterior motives. - Dream Scenario

Just my wife suspected you had ulterior motives.

Well, that you still
had feelings for me, - Dream Scenario

Well, that you still had feelings for me,

Oh, I... I mean,
I don't know, I... - Dream Scenario

Oh, I... I mean, I don't know, I...

I guess I'll, uh... I guess
I'll see you in my dreams. - Dream Scenario

I guess I'll, uh... I guess I'll see you in my dre...

Yeah, of course not. - Dream Scenario

Yeah, of course not.

I know, it's so
random. It's just, like, - Dream Scenario

I know, it's so random. It's just, like,

Yeah You Yeah - Dream Scenario

Can we please put
our phones away - Dream Scenario

Can we please put our phones away

So, how was school today,
Sophie? - Dream Scenario

So, how was school today, Sophie?

Sophie, didn't you guys decide - Dream Scenario

Sophie, didn't you guys decide

Is this a good time?
You have a minute? - Dream Scenario

Is this a good time? You have a minute?

So, uh, where do I start? - Dream Scenario

So, uh, where do I start?

No, it's funny. - Dream Scenario

No, it's funny.

No, it's, uh...
I just had one. - Dream Scenario

No, it's, uh... I just had one.

- So, I've told my husband
this ad nauseam, - Dream Scenario

- So, I've told my husband this ad nauseam,

He's a remarkable nobody
that just shows up. - Dream Scenario

He's a remarkable nobody that just shows up.

He just occupies the space
like an awkward guest - Dream Scenario

He just occupies the space like an awkward guest

I have also... I've...
I've also had that experience. - Dream Scenario

I have also... I've... I've also had that experien...

- I did, I told you...
- Yes, and I'm kind of upset, - Dream Scenario

- I did, I told you... - Yes, and I'm kind of upset,

Except in my case,
it's this... this guy
that we sort of know. - Dream Scenario

Except in my case, it's this... this guy that we sort o...

- Paul. Paul!
[ON PHONE] Hello. - Dream Scenario

- Paul. Paul! [ON PHONE] Hello.

Janet! There...
there... there's, like,
100 messages on here. - Dream Scenario

Janet! There... there... there's, like, 100 messages on...

She must have linked it to my profile or something.

- Why? What's wrong?
- This is strange, Paul. - Dream Scenario

- Why? What's wrong? - This is strange, Paul.

Maybe you should
take a minute and think - Dream Scenario

Maybe you should take a minute and think

Why me?
Uh, I don't know, - Dream Scenario

Why me? Uh, I don't know,

An area man
has found himself
at the center of - Dream Scenario

An area man has found himself at the center of

This is a spiritual
type of dream visitation. - Dream Scenario

This is a spiritual type of dream visitation.

It... it's a very interesting
time in my field... - Dream Scenario

It... it's a very interesting time in my field...

Our online poll
shows thousands of reports
of the phenomenon. - Dream Scenario

Our online poll shows thousands of reports of the phenomenon...

[ON TV] But I'm always
inclined to think, rationally, - Dream Scenario

[ON TV] But I'm always inclined to think, rationally,

Okay. Okay.
Please calm down. - Dream Scenario

Okay. Okay. Please calm down.

Okay, the rest of you,
I'll give you five minutes - Dream Scenario

Okay, the rest of you, I'll give you five minutes

Dream Scenario poster

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A hapless family man finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. When his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Kristoffer Borgli

Writer: Kristoffer Borgli

Production: A24,Square Peg,Saturn Films

Genre: comedy, horror

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: $5,742,193

Released: 22 Nov 2023

Awards: 1 win & 17 nominations

Homepage: https://a24films.com/films/dream-scenario

Also watch: Sometimes I Think About Dying, Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer, Saltburn, South Park (Not Suitable for Children), Rudy, The Zone of Interest, All of Us Strangers, The Holdovers, Close Your Eyes, God's Creatures, The Mill, The Miracle Club, As Good as Dead