Awake: The Life of Yogananda
Seen it?2014 | 87 min | Documentary
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Great for anyone who likes learning something new. You'll come away knowing something you didn't.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Well paced for a documentary, at 1 hr 27 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.
An unconventional biography by Oscar nominee Paola di Florio and Sundance winner Lisa Leeman about Hindu mystic Paramahansa Yogananda who brought yoga and meditation to the West in 1920 and authored the spiritual classic "Autobiography of a Yogi," which became the go-to book for seekers from George Harrison to Steve Jobs.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
64% on Rotten Tomatoes, 54 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$1 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Paola di Florio, Lisa Leeman
- Anupam KherNarrator (voice)
- Russell SimmonsSelf
- George HarrisonSelf (archive footage)
- Ravi ShankarSelf
- Krishna DasSelf
- Hitendra WadhwaSelf
- Mas VidalSelf
- Li Miao TsengSelf
- Francis ClooneySelf
- Varun SoniSelf