I Can't Sleep
Movies whose main characters are insomniacs or were proper insomnia is relevant.
Other movies related to dreams an sleep-related themes are included in my other list Dreamology.
Randomly ordered, ongoing, list
Other movies related to dreams an sleep-related themes are included in my other list Dreamology.
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- DirectorSean EllisStarsSean BiggerstaffEmilia FoxMichelle RyanAfter a painful breakup, Ben develops insomnia. To kill time, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket, where his artistic imagination runs wild.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsAl PacinoRobin WilliamsHilary SwankTwo Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
- DirectorBrad AndersonStarsChristian BaleJennifer Jason LeighAitana Sánchez-GijónAn industrial worker who hasn't slept in a year begins to doubt his own sanity.
- DirectorMichael WalkerStarsJeff DanielsMolly PriceBen ShenkmanA college professor wakes up to find his wife has not returned home, then struggles to understand her disappearance.
- DirectorJan de BontStarsLiam NeesonCatherine Zeta-JonesOwen WilsonDr Marrow enlists Theo, Luke and Nell for a study of sleep disorders at the Hill House. As soon as the terrifying truth about the mansion is revealed, everyone is found fighting for their lives.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsBrad PittEdward NortonMeat LoafAn insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.
- DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsBill MurrayScarlett JohanssonGiovanni RibisiA faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroJodie FosterCybill ShepherdA mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsGuy PearceCarrie-Anne MossJoe PantolianoA man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife's murderer.
- DirectorNora EphronStarsTom HanksMeg RyanRoss MalingerA recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner.
- DirectorMadhav MathurStarsMadhav MathurNeeti WarrierNavneet JagannathanAli is a workaholic writer who does not believe in rest. His sleepless efforts to complete his latest work of fiction are slowly forcing him to lose his mind. On one fateful night, his imagination gets the better of him.
- DirectorAlain GuiraudieStarsThomas SuireLaurent SoffiatiThomas BlanchardA scintillating metaphysical tale, the film follows the picaresque adventures of Basile, an angst-ridden French teenager who is convinced that he will die if he falls asleep. This leads him on a road trip that becomes a hallucinatory odyssey as Basile encounters murder, sex and intrigue- assuming that some or all of it isn't a dream. Whether Basile's excursion is reality or fantasy, innocent or malevolent, grand ideas mesh with bizarre occurrences to create a fascinating, surreal journey of discovery, chance and mystery.
- DirectorSean GarrityStarsJonas ChernickCallum Keith RennieMichelle NoldenA Canadian therapist has one last chance to keep his own personal life afloat by avoiding a job transfer to Gimli and working to help three patients suffering from extreme post-traumatic stress disorder.
- DirectorRaúl RuizStarsMichael LonsdaleOlimpia CarlisiJean BadinA peeping tom and a hunchback doing very bad things on Alma bridge.
- DirectorSydney PollackStarsJane FondaMichael SarrazinSusannah YorkThe lives of a disparate group of contestants intertwine in an inhumanely grueling dance marathon.
- DirectorS.R. BindlerStarsSid AllenBrent BaskinGreg CoxTwenty-four contestants compete in an endurance/sleep deprivation contest in order to win a brand new Nissan Hardbody truck. The last person to remain standing with his or her hand on the truck wins. An absurd marketing gimmick at first glance, the contest proves to be much more...
- DirectorJack BenderStarsMichael J. AndersonAdrienne BarbeauPatrick BauchauBen tries to stave off the torments of his dreams by staying awake, but the lack of sleep is taking its toll. Meanwhile, Samson looks to drum up new business by resurrecting several tried-and-true scams, including "turtle boy" and "man eating chicken". Lodz warns a distrustful Ben about the dangers of not practicing his "gift." Sofie worries that her mother is losing touch with reality after she has a vision about her father raping Apollonia. Ben marvels at Ruthie's new snake-charming routine, and Lodz's psychic act gets a jolt from a mysterious source. In Mintern, Iris reaches out to Brother Justin over the radio airwaves who's still in the asylum, and Tommy gets a surprise reaction when he makes a pass onto Iris.
- DirectorDave O'HalloranStarsDavid RingJoe DuquetteNathan SeaveyAn insomniac journeys the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts; meeting some interesting characters along the way.
- DirectorRichard L. BareStarsGeorge O'HanlonPhyllis CoatesFred KelseyAverage working man Joe McDoakes tries desperate measures to cure his chronic insomnia.
- DirectorReese NanavatiStarsDominic MonaghanDaniel BurkeEllen SachsA night in the life of a young chronic insomniac suffering from tormented delusions and frightening visions of his past.
- DirectorStar PriceTim RoganTed SaadStarsPenn JilletteTellerArshad ChowdhuryPenn and Teller look at the pseudoscience that has built up around peoples need to get a good nights sleep.
- DirectorJacqueline ZündStarsMila DeanJeremie KafandoFedir NesterchuckThe mysterious world of the sleepless. Four insomniacs from around the world invite us to spend a night with them. While the rest of the world sleeps, they're awake.
- DirectorPaul DowieStarsMike McLeishHollie KennedyLawrence MooneyCaffeine addict Mitchell hasn't slept for three days. On a late night search for coffee he reluctantly takes over security duties at a 24-hour supermarket.
- DirectorHallvar WitzøStarsEdvard HægstadIngrid VikenTerje RanesEverybody will die one day, but 70-year-old Oskar will die in 6 days. He is now ready to forgive his brother for a long-ago disagreement. Will he reach his brother, whom he believes live on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, before it is too late?
- DirectorMike BirbigliaSeth BarrishStarsMike BirbigliaLauren AmbroseJames RebhornA burgeoning stand-up comedian struggles with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsMatthew McConaugheyAnne HathawayJessica ChastainWhen Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans.
- DirectorXaver BöhmStarsSven ScheeleElmar GutmannDaniela SchulzJulius can not sleep. To get his head empty he decides to go on a roadtrip, but somehow he can not manage to leave. A hand drawn film about failure, insomnia, a red motorbike, pretty bargirls, the desolateness of Berlin (even in summer) and waterproof socks.