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While You Were Sleeping

1995 film directed by Jon Turteltaub
Movie film Q492093
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Summary

While You Were Sleeping is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,820 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Jon Turteltaub[3]
  • Screenwriter: Daniel G. Sullivan[4]
  • Composer: Randy Edelman[5]
  • Genre: romantic comedy[6], Christmas film[7]
  • Cast member: Sandra Bullock[8], Bill Pullman[9], Peter Gallagher[10], Peter Boyle[11], Glynis Johns[12], Jack Warden[13], Micole Mercurio[14], Michael Rispoli[15], Monica Keena[16], Ally Walker[17], Margaret Travolta[18], Rick Worthy[19], Jason Bernard[20], Mike Bacarella[21]
  • Producer: Joe Roth[22]
  • Production company: Hollywood Pictures[23], Caravan Pictures[24]
  • Director of photography: Phedon Papamichael[25]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[26]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[27]
  • Review score: 6.4/10[28], 81%[29], 67/100[30]
  • Color: color[31]
  • Country of origin: United States[32]
  • Publication date: April 21, 1995[33], July 27, 1995[34], July 28, 1995[35]
  • Distributed by: InterCom[36], Netflix[37], Disney+[38], Microsoft Store[39]
  • Narrative location: Chicago[40]
  • Filming location: Chicago[41]
  • Film editor: Bruce Green[42]
  • Title: While You Were Sleeping[43]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 6[44]
  • Duration: 103 minutes[45]
  • RARS rating: 12+[46]
  • Kijkwijzer rating: 6[47]

Why It Matters

While You Were Sleeping has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

Related Entities

Bill Pullman film Glynis Johns Jack Warden Jon Turteltaub Netflix Peter Boyle Peter Gallagher Sandra Bullock United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved . boxofficemojo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . sfi.se. sfi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . Kinopoisk. wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . kijkwijzer.nl. Retrieved . kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Ontogon · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Rars rating → 12+
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    Narrative location → Chicago
    Kijkwijzer rating → Q23649981
    Country of origin → United States
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