In Dreams (1999)

★ 5.5 1h 40m 196 votes IMDb
Horror Thriller Mystery
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A suburban housewife learns that she has psychic connections to a serial killer, and can predict this person's motives through her dreams.

In Dreams

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Cast

Annette Bening
Annette Bening as Claire Cooper Age 67 · Topeka, Kansas, USA Annette Carol Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress. With a career spanning over four decades, she is known for her versatile work across screen and stage. Bening has received numerous acc...
Aidan Quinn
Aidan Quinn as Paul Cooper Age 67 · Chicago, Illinois, USA Aidan Quinn (born March 8, 1959) is an American actor. He made his film debut in Reckless (1984) and has starred in over 80 feature films, including Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), The Mission (1986...
Stephen Rea
Stephen Rea as Doctor Silverman Age 79 · Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK Stephen Rea (born 31 October 1946) is an Irish film and stage actor. Rea has appeared in a number of high profile films, both Irish and international, such as V for Vendetta, Michael Collins, Intervie...
Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr. as Vivian Thompson Age 61 · New York City, New York, USA Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965), also known as RDJ, is an American actor. A son of a filmmaker, Robert Downey Sr and one of the highest-grossing actors of all time, his films as a leading...
Paul Guilfoyle
Paul Guilfoyle as Detective Jack Kay Age 76 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA Paul Guilfoyle is an American stage and screen actor, best known for playing Captain Jim Brass on the television series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation". He graduated from Yale University in 1977 with...
Dennis Boutsikaris
Dennis Boutsikaris as Doctor Stevens Age 73 · Newark, New Jersey, USA Dennis Boutsikaris (born December 21, 1952) is an American actor known for his work on stage and on screen, as well as audiobook narration. He has had recurring roles in acclaimed television shows suc...
Director Neil Jordan
Cast Annette Bening, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea, Robert Downey Jr., Paul Guilfoyle, Dennis Boutsikaris, Krystal Benn, Lonnie Farmer, Margo Martindale, Pamela Payton-Wright

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John Chard 5/10 Feb 14, 2016
Stylistic Dirge.

In Dreams is directed by Neil Jordan and adapted to screenplay by Jordan and Bruce Robinson from the Bari Wood novel. It stars Annette Bening, Aidan Quinn, Robert Downey Jr.and Paul Guilfoyle. Music is by Elliot Goldenthal and cinematography by Darius Khondji.

In this contrived thriller, Bening is a grief stricken housewife who finds her thoughts in sync with a serial killer (a ridiculously miscast Downey Jr.). Neil Jordan is a great director, but he's also a very frustrating one, case in point In Dreams. The visuals are outstanding here as Jordan and Khondji paint a nightmarish world, but the flashbacks are unfocused and any sense of suspense or plot progression is lost in a whirl of stylised indulgence. Strip away the style and you find a formulaic serial killer picture hiding behind arty farty stubbornness. Bening's performance deserves a better movie, and it is with her, and the visual smarts, that the pic remains of interest till its resolution. 5/10

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