Awakenings

Name: Awakenings
Released: 1990-12-04
Rating: 7.773
Cast: Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, John Heard, Julie Kavner, Penelope Ann Miller

★ 7.81990120 minReleased

Awakenings (There is no such thing as a simple miracle.)

Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.