Waking Life

2001 · 101 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 68,203 VOTES · DIR. Richard Linklater

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Overview

Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,294 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:34 Um, pick a color.
00:07:14 Um, I don't know. Really, anywhere is fine.
00:12:15 When I say "love"
00:15:20 But that's only the beginning of the evolutionary cycle...
00:21:17 from the perspective of an old woman about to die.
00:24:36 one that had already been answered by thousands of other people.
00:27:56 Now, these laws, because they're so trustworthy
00:30:21 than just some random swerving.
00:33:20 to contain those experiences which happen at the edge of the limit...
00:36:42 to make you and the baby in the picture identical to create your identity.
00:40:11 fear or laziness?
00:43:50 so I just held the trigger back and fanned the hammer.
00:48:22 we'd be running off to the bathroom every time we had a scary thought.
00:51:55 Yeah, that's real common. And small printed material is pretty tough too.
00:56:07 would be, like, God as this table
00:58:56 but then the character pretending to be in a different reality.
01:02:31 Removed from our language.
01:06:19 Then it's like we have met.
01:09:15 We're, like, even talking about it.
01:12:41 where even our inabilities are having a roast.
01:16:32 Are you sure?
01:21:11 to give form and coherence to the mystery.
01:28:01 But instead of avoiding him, which he said he usually would have done
01:30:40 "Actually, there's only one instant, and it's right now.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,294
Dialogue density12.8 lines / min
First line00:00:34
Final line01:30:40

Production Record

DirectorRichard Linklater
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$3,176,880
IMDb votes68,203