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Should you watch Paprika tonight?

Prepare to enter the realm of fantasy and imagination where reality and dreams collide in a kaleidoscopic mindscape of sheer visual genius. The magical tale centers on a revolutionary machine that allows scientists to enter and record a subject's dream.

2006MOVIE1 episodes90 min/ep7.9/10 average score
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The opening is more atmosphere than hook.

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