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Imagination

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2007 | 72 min | Fantasy, Drama, Science Fiction

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Tailor-made for people who love a story set somewhere strange and anyone who likes a world with its own rules. Best enjoyed if you're happy to go along with its world. A good follow-up to Waking Life or Where the Wild Things Are.
The mood
Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace
Gives its people room to develop, at 1 hr 12 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
What might put you off
Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.

Dr. Reineger, a famous neuro-psychologist, has become convinced that a twin girl named Anna has a rare form of Autism called Asperger's Syndrome, rendering her unable to cope with reality. As for her blind sister, Sarah, the doctor cannot say for sure why her imaginary visions map so close to Anna's. At home, unable to face reality, their father leaves the family. To escape the pain, the girls sink deeper and deeper into their imagination. When a major earthquake takes their mother's life, Reineger gets more involved with helping the now-orphaned twins, while struggling with his realization that the girls seem to be capable of prophetic visions. The girls escape the doctor's institution and a subsequent search finds no trace of them. Have they transcended the physical realm? A mixture of live action, stop motion animation and other techniques makes this film a fantastic journey into the realm of imagination.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 1K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing

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Cast & crew

Directed by Eric Leiser

  • Ed GildersleeveDr. Reineger
  • Nikki HaddadAnna Woodruff
  • Jessi HaddadSarah Woodruff
  • Courtney SanfordJanice Woodruff
  • Travis PoelleRoland Woodruff
  • Anthony CaradayYoung Doctor Reineger
  • Eric Leiserself
  • Jeffrey Leiserinstitution employee
  • Laura LeiserReception Nurse