Storyline

Three scientists at the Foundation for Psychiatric Research fail to secure a device they've invented, the D.C. Mini, which allows people to record and watch their dreams. A thief uses the device to enter people's minds, when awake, and distract them with their own dreams and those of others. Chaos ensues. The trio - Chiba, Tokita, and Shima - assisted by a police inspector and by a sprite named Paprika must try to identify the thief as they ward off the thief's attacks on their own psyches. Dreams, reality, and the movies merge, while characters question the limits of science and the wisdom of Big Brother.

Plot Keywords

lucid dream, virtual reality, movie theatre, giant robot, butterfly, flashback, butterfly collection, police, dream, hallucination, hospital room, hotel, illusion, impersonation, investigation, japan, gunshot wound, guilt, false memory, fantasy sequence

Short Review

With a conventional invade-dreams/bend-reality plot, it's a bit of a bore.

Trailer

Streaming Service

1. Amazon Video : From $2.99 to rent, From $12.99 to buy

2. Apple iTunes : Track Price: 12.99, Track Rental Price: 3.99, Collection Price: 12.99, Track Hd Price: 12.99, Track Hd Rental Price: 3.99, Collection Hd Price: 12.99

3. Microsoft Store : Rent From $3.99

4. Vudu : [SD - Buy: 13.99, Rent: 2.99] [HDX - Buy: 13.99, Rent: 3.99]