There is still a mysterious side to that strange story about the life of that little widow. The story begins one year after her husband's death, and that little widow (Catherine Waterstone) receives a phone call that has changed her life and made her look completely unstable. Now, that small widow seems to have been forced by that call to reconsider the past that seems painful or vague.
24 April 1974, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
27 September 1986, Swinoujscie, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland
7 August 1974, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
15 April 1979, Pontypool, Wales, UK
5 December 1957, Montréal, Québec, Canada
16 April 1964, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
3 March 1980, Westminster, London, England, UK
23 September 1947, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
17 April 1961, London, England, UK
3 November 1982, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
7 May 1984, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
April 26, 2018
There is not enough in the performances or the script to set it apart from the constant flow of indie crime dramas.December 31, 2018
[Writer/director Meredith] Danluck's tale is one of grief and recovery, so the best way to process State Like Sleep is with your eyes wide open.May 09, 2018
Overall, State Like Sleep is a satisfying movie about grief and an unsatisfying mysteryApril 25, 2018
A narcotized neo-noir that unfolds with the diverting purposelessness of a forgettable dream, Meredith Danluck's State Like Sleep doesn't really go anywhere.April 30, 2018
Danluck has great style as a filmmaker that harkens back to the best noir thrillers of yesteryear; she just needs to write a script with the substance to match.April 24, 2018
This consistently surprising film slinks along with melancholic dreaminess, matching the fugue state that plagues its grief-stricken protagonist.April 27, 2018
Led by Katherine Waterston and Michael Shannon's performances, writer-director Meredith Danluck takes a fascinating approach to grieving by way of State Like Sleep.