Sleeping Beauty
Seen it?2011 | 102 min | Drama, Romance
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 5.4 out of 10 from audiences and a box office loss, 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
- Made for romantics. If you loved Leaving Las Vegas, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect drug use and sex.
A haunting erotic fairytale about Lucy, a young University student drawn into a mysterious hidden world of beauty and desire.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
48% on Rotten Tomatoes, 61 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.4 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Won 1 DGA Award: Australian Directors Guild: Best Direction in a Feature Film. Also nominated for 1 Cannes award. Plus 3 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$409K worldwide on a $10 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 227K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Julia Leigh
- Emily BrowningLucy
- Rachael BlakeClara
- Ewen LeslieBirdmann
- Peter CarrollMan 1
- Chris HaywoodMan 2
- Hugh Keays-ByrneMan 3
- Tammy MacintoshWork Colleague
- Eden FalkThomas
- Mirrah FoulkesSophie
- Robin GoldsworthyFlatmate