Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.
Unfortunately the movie Waking Life is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Richard Linklater | Screenplay |
| Directing | Richard Linklater | Director |
| Camera | Richard Linklater | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Sandra Adair | Editor |
| Production | Anne Walker-McBay | Producer |
| Production | John Sloss | Executive Producer |
| Crew | John Sloss | Legal Services |
| Production | Jonathan Sehring | Executive Producer |
| Production | Caroline Kaplan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Palmer West | Producer |
| Production | Jonah Smith | Producer |
| Camera | Tommy Pallotta | Director of Photography |
| Production | Tommy Pallotta | Producer |
| Crew | Patrick Lindenmaier | Post Production Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Wiley Wiggins | Animation |
| Sound | Glover Gill | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Glover Gill | Musician |
| Art | Bob Sabiston | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Bob Sabiston | Animation |
| Sound | Wayne Bell | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Wayne Bell | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Tom Hammond | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Tom Hammond | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Tom Hammond | Sound Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Kate Dollenmayer | Animation |
| Production | Kelly Williams | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Ethan Andrus | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Sara Johnson | Post Production Assistant |
| Production | Julia Halperin | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Lizzie Curry Martinez | Casting |
| Sound | Larry Blake | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Gregg Barbanell | Foley Artist |
| Crew | Jeff Schwan | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Patrick Thornton | Animation |
| Sound | Matt Coby | Sound Re-Recording Assistant |
| Crew | Bobby Sargent | Stunts |
| Sound | Bryan Pennington | Dolby Consultant |
| Visual Effects | Eric Power | Animation |
| Production | Erin Ferguson | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Jay Gallagher | Sound Re-Recording Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Jennifer Deutrom | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Mike Layne | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Shannon Pearson | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Constance Wood | Animation |
| Visual Effects | John Paul | Animation |
| Editing | Nancy Higgins | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Production | Lindsay Doleshal | Casting Assistant |
| Camera | Arthur Blum | Grip |
| Visual Effects | Jean Caffeine | Animation |
| Sound | Jason Piatt | Foley Recordist |
| Visual Effects | Mary Varn | Animation |
| Camera | Matt Fliehler | Grip |
| Sound | Lara Hicks | Musician |
| Sound | Ames Asbell | Musician |
| Sound | Leigh Mahoney | Musician |
| Sound | Sara Nelson | Musician |
| Sound | Jeanine Attaway | Musician |
| Sound | Erik Grostick | Musician |
| Sound | Guy Forsyth | Musician |
| Visual Effects | Travis Lindquist | Animation |
| Crew | Paul Brennan | Legal Services |
| Visual Effects | Katy O'Connor | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Divya Srinivasan | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jason Archer | Animation |
| Editing | Andrea Van Metter | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Production | Peter Atherton | Location Manager |
| Sound | Mike Brennan | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Cathy Crane | Sound Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Paul Beck | Animation |
| Visual Effects | John Bruch | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Zoe Charlton | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Randy Cole | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Rahab El Ewaly | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Pat Falconer | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Dan Gillotte | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Nathan Jensen | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Matthew Langland | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Chris Minley | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Holly Sabiston | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Susan Sabiston | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Katie Salen | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Penny Van Horn | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Rosie Weaver | Animation |
| Production | Charlotte Wood | Casting Assistant |
| Editing | Courtney Fitzgerald | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Editing | Aliza Gold | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Production | Laine Bateman | Production Assistant |
| Production | Dave Bennett | Production Accountant |
| Crew | Matthew Cook | Intern |
| Crew | Jennifer Gaylord | Legal Services |
| Crew | Scot Markland | Craft Service |
| Production | Morgan Miles | Production Accountant |
