The Awakening
1999, English. Directed by Paul Thomas.
Paul Thomas Creates a Story of Sexual Redemption.
Paul Thomas has created a modern masterpiece with The Awakening, inspired by the true story of a 1970s adult film star who turned to new age religion to calm her sexual discontent before eventually committing suicide. Emotionally stunning, this psychological story of sexual healing ranks with Thomas` best work, like The Masseuse, Bad Wives, Justine and Bobby Sox. Inari Vachs delivers a stunning performance as the sexually confused starlet, as does Kobe Tai as her ex-junkie singer friend. Both deserve pre-noms for Best Actress. Equally good is Bobby Vitale, with a career-best performance as the link between the two girls that easily earns him a Best Actor pre-nom, as well.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NC-17
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- Released
- 7 July 1999
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- David Stanley
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The Awakening runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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The Awakening is rated NC-17 in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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The Awakening isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 July 1999. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Awakening?
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Who directed The Awakening?
The Awakening (1999) was directed by Paul Thomas and stars Kobe Tai, Inari Vachs, Ava Steele.