Robin Williams and Robert De Niro star in Awakenings, which is based on the true story of a doctor whose medical discovery helped bring sick patients out of comas after decades. Now on Netflix | Netflix

🎬 Title: Awakenings 📅 Year: 1990 🎭 Genre: Drama, Biography 📖 Plot Summary: Based on true events, Awakenings tells the moving story of Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy and dedicated neurologist who discovers a groundbreaking treatment for a group of catatonic patients who survived a mysterious illness decades earlier. Using a new drug called L-Dopa, he manages to “awaken” them after years of being unresponsive — most notably Leonard Lowe, who regains consciousness after 30 years trapped in his body.