
Wide Awake
When memories return, murders begin
Directed by Lee Kyu-man
Produced by K&Entertainment, CJ Entertainment
A dark psychological thriller about buried trauma and fractured identity, where a chance reunion unravels a carefully constructed life built on suppressed memories and violence.
Sang-woo receives painful surgery when he is ten, and murders another kid from trauma. After he receives hypnosis treatment, he disappears with his family. After 25 years, a successful doctor meets his old friend one day, and everything changes.
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Questions people ask
Is Wide Awake scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does Wide Awake end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is Wide Awake sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Wide Awake easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Wide Awake violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Wide Awake
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Wide Awake
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Wide Awake, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Wide Awake, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Wide Awake, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.





























































