Combining elements of Franz Kafka and Charlie Kaufman, Kristoffer Borgli’s 2023 film Dream Scenario features Nicolas Cage as Paul Matthews, a surly evolutionary biologist and college professor who comes to realize he is appearing in the dreams of strangers following the publication of an article on what turns out to be a burgeoning global phenomenon.

Dream Scenario, now streaming on Max, captures the worst aspects of cancel culture and Big Tech with its surrealistic premise.