An ordinary family man (Nicolas Cage) finds his life takes a nightmarish turn when millions of strangers suddenly see him in their dreams.
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- 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.
- 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
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Dream Scenario was released on November 10, 2023.
Dream Scenario was directed by Kristoffer Borgli.
Dream Scenario has a runtime of 1h 41m.
Dream Scenario was produced by Lars Knudsen, Jacob Jaffke, Tyler Campellone, Ari Aster, Nicolas Cage.
An ordinary family man (Nicolas Cage) finds his life takes a nightmarish turn when millions of strangers suddenly see him in their dreams.
The key characters in Dream Scenario are Paul Matthews (Nicolas Cage), Janet Matthews (Julianne Nicholson), Trent (Michael Cera).
Dream Scenario is rated R.
Dream Scenario is a Comedy, Drama, Fantasy film.
Dream Scenario has an audience rating of 6.9 out of 10.
Dream Scenario had a budget of $10M.
Dream Scenario has made $14.1M at the box office.