Dream Scenario
Directed by Kristoffer BorgliAn ordinary family man (Nicolas Cage) finds his life takes a nightmarish turn when millions of strangers suddenly see him in their dreams.
Dream Scenario Ratings & Reviews
- Stairwaytothestars1d agoDREAM SCENARIO doesn't quite live up to its name because the first half is much better than the second. Let's just say that Nicholas Cage's character has more gas in the beginning!
- Autumn-Brooke Thompson6d agoInteresting, raunchier then expected, strays from the expected scenario which it’s wildly entertaining
- PatrikStarFebruary 10, 2025He farted, came and left....
- SamNovember 16, 2025the cancel culture stuff at the end was buns
- dannyol43November 6, 2025Nic Cage does a pretty good weird guy
- tryhard101March 4, 2025I watched this movie at 2x speed.
- Kanny DixonNovember 6, 2025Decent movie, kept the air unsettling to the end. Interesting themes
- BrandiOctober 25, 2025Ummm. Huh. Okay. Well, not really.
- MrMitchieOctober 10, 2025I watched this movie based on the awesome movies I have seen recently by Ari primarily Midsommar which is brilliant. Kristof the director of Dream scenario teams up with Ari as producer and collaborate a great movie here. Nicholas cage delivers a solid performance. The story and plot hits on how destructive cancel culture could be in a sort of dystopian way. If you liked Baue is afraid with Joaquin Phoenix you will like this one. It's worth a watch
- DenimbeardSeptember 11, 2025An utterly brilliant examination of how fragile masculinity can be, and it’s toxic implications
- VarunOctober 19, 2024This movie is fucking hilarious and also tragic. Dream Scenario has a lot to say about fame, attention, perception vs. reality, cancel culture, the subconscious, self-sabotage and so much more. It doesn’t necessarily give answers or strong opinions but it raises really good questions on what should truly be valued in life. This is definitely one of my favourite Nicholas Cage performances. I found the last 20 minutes of the movie to be a bit weak but overall the movie was very enjoyable and intriguing.
- AngelSeptember 9, 2025Initially, as the end credits were rolling, I was telling myself, "Well, that was interesting." It has unpleasant moments that any stylish director could have avoided if they wanted to, by leaving the sound in the background or cutting the scene just as the violence begins. There are moments of humiliation for an old man like the protagonist here and there, but nothing that strayed too far from the initial premise or from the current trend of demeaning men in general in today's American movies. The idea is curious, and the plot has unexpected twists and surprises—nothing spectacular, but interesting. I was thinking, "Yeah, I think it deserves a 6." And then they go and play this song during the end credits: Here where you are standing The dinosaurs did a dance The Indians told a story Now it has come to pass The Indians had a legend The Spaniards lived for gold White man came and killed them But they haven't really gone [Chorus] We live in the city of dreams We drive on this highway of fire Should we awake And find it gone Remember this, our favorite town [Verse 2] From Germany and Europe And Southern U.S.A They made this little town here That we live in to this day The children of the white man Saw Indians on TV And heard about the legend How their city was a dream [Chorus] We live in the city of dreams We drive on this highway of fire Should we awake And find it gone Remember this, our favorite town [Verse 3] The Civil War is over And World War One and Two If we can live together The dream it might come true Underneath the concrete The dream is still alive A hundred million lifetimes A world that never dies [Chorus] We live in the city of dreams We drive on this highway of fire Should we awake And find it gone Remember this, our favorite town Let's re-examine the film with the mentality of this song, and regrettably, I don't tolerate indoctrination. Thank you. The idea that "the Spaniards lived for gold" and "we killed them" and the Indians are gone. Wake up, Anglos. You're the ones who killed the Indians; we won wars and then lived alongside them. We live in the world of instant information; it's going to be hard for you to maintain the propagandistic garbage of the "Black Legend" that you've been peddling for centuries. On average, 90% of the population is native or mestizo in the former Spanish overseas provinces. On average, 1% of the population is native or mestizo in the former Anglo-Francophone colonies. I enjoy data more than the propaganda of the day. Shove it where the sun don't shine, or keep going—let's see how long the money lasts. Go give your humanity lessons to some other country. This is the one that created the first human rights treaty precisely to avoid what happened under French and English imperialism. Seeing these kinds of songs in movies or sung by artists 10 or 15 years ago was sad, but seeing this in a 2023 movie is shameful and pathetic. But then again, you just have to look at what the Oscars have become. Keep it up, American producers. Let's see how much longer you have left, as Asia keeps eating bigger and bigger pieces of your pie.
- Kevin WardJuly 2, 2025Incredible premise with another gripping lead performance from Nicolas Cage as Paul Matthew’s, a tenured university professor that inexplicably starts popping up in everyone’s dreams. It starts with his daughter, then an ex-flame, but soon includes complete strangers. What irks Paul most is that in all of these dreams he seems incapable of taking action. He simply watches and is effectively rendered impotent, literally and figuratively. I loved this interplay of perception vs reality. In reality, Paul is incapable of taking action. He fails to stand up against a colleague that he believes stole some of his research. He repeated has opportunities to advocate for himself, but he backs away every time. But when everyone else starts to see him as a man of inaction in their dreams, it’s fascinating how public perception of your self can chance your own actual self perception. It’s one thing if you think you’re a loser, but it’s something else if everyone else thinks you are. The film also takes a surface level look at fame and cancel culture. It’s not nearly as nuanced Tár for example, but I loved that in this instance, Paul literally has no control over his own fame since it’s entirely encompassed within other people’s dreams. As such he has no control over when the fallout hits. I especially loved how when he finally publicly apologizes for his “actions” he’s criticized for being self serving. Even though, I felt this fizzles in the last 20-25 minutes or so, I think it’s worth checking out. And it’s a no brainer for Cage fans. He is excellent as always. Fantastic Michael Cera cameo also.
- Ray HopkinApril 27, 2025Such a weird, funny, and interesting film! Cage is (as usual) electric, making you emphasise and be infuriated at the same time! A very original film, very well done.
- Colorado Phillipi FamilyMarch 19, 2025Zany film where Nic Cage is an insecure professor. What's not to love? Tragedy is best served awkwardly.
