Movies Like Dream (2008)

Dream is a 2008 drama, fantasy, mystery, romance film from Kim Ki-duk with a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with New Nightmare and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.

Drama Fantasy Mystery Romance

New Nightmare

1994

A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?

6.5

MagicScore

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

1987

A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.

6.7

MagicScore

Sleepwalk with Me

2012

A 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.

6.5

MagicScore

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

1985

A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.

5.8

MagicScore

Lost Highway

1997

A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.

7.5

MagicScore

Phenomena

1985

A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.

6.8

MagicScore

Come True

2020

Looking for an escape from her recurring nightmares, 18-year-old Sarah submits to a university sleep study, but soon realizes she's become the conduit to a frightening new discovery.

5.9

MagicScore

The Last Wave

1977

A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal Persons in a ritualised taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing truths about himself and premonitions.

6.7

MagicScore

The Science of Sleep

2006

A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.

7.0

MagicScore

#10

Vanilla Sky

2001

David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins falling for the warmhearted Sofia, his face is horribly disfigured in a car accident. That's just the beginning of his troubles as the lines between illusion and reality, between life and death, are blurred.

6.8

MagicScore

#11

Paperhouse

1988

A young girl lost in the loneliness and boredom of reality finds solace in an ill boy, whom she can visit in a surreal dream world that she drew in her school composition book.

6.5

MagicScore

#12

Before I Wake

2016

An orphaned child's dreams—and nightmares—manifest physically as he sleeps.

6.5

MagicScore

#13

The Gift

2000

Annie Wilson, young widow and mother of three, makes her living foretelling others' futures⁠—though her own has become cloudier than even she can see. Threatened by a client's violent husband and plagued by visions of a missing local woman, Annie finds herself pulled into a thicket of lies and deception in which her extraordinary gift may ultimately get her killed.

6.5

MagicScore

#14

Wild Strawberries

1957

Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.

8.1

MagicScore

#15

Revenge

2018

Jen's romantic getaway with her wealthy married boyfriend is disrupted when his friends arrive for an impromptu hunting trip. Tension mounts at the house until the situation culminates in an unexpected way.

6.5

MagicScore

#16

A Monster Calls

2016

12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.

7.3

MagicScore

#17

Takva: A Man's Fear of God

2006

Humble and introvert Muharrem lives in a solitary and meager existence of a prayer and sexual abstinence adhering strictly to the most severe Islamic doctrines.His extraordinary devotion attracts the attention of the leader of a rich and powerful Istanbul religious group and he offers him an administrative post as a rent collector for their numerous properties. Muharrem's new job throws him into the modern outside world he has successfully avoided for so long. He soon witnesses conflict attitude toward alcohol consumption and goodwill.He notices that he himself has become proud, domineering and even dishonest.To make matters worse, Muharrem's inner peace is unnerved by the tormenting image of seductive woman who tempts him in his dreams,both night and day.With the balance of his devotion now upset,his fear of God begins to eat away at his senses.

7.1

MagicScore

#18

Nightmare

1964

A young student is haunted by recurring dreams of her mother murdering her father, but her nightmare is just beginning as she tries to prove to her loved ones that she is not insane.

6.8

MagicScore

#19

Dream Scenario

2023

Hapless family man Paul Matthews finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom.

6.7

MagicScore

#20

The Night Walker

1964

A woman is haunted by recurring nightmares, which seem to be instigated by her late husband who supposedly was killed in a fire.

6.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Dream?

The top films similar to Dream by MovieMagicScore are New Nightmare (6.5), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (6.7), Sleepwalk with Me (6.5). Each shares drama/fantasy/mystery/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Dream worth watching?

Dream holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10 from 71 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Dream?

Dream (2008) is a drama, fantasy, mystery, romance film directed by Kim Ki-duk, starring Joe Odagiri, Lee Na-young, Park Ji-a.

Where can I find more recommendations like Dream?

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About movies like Dream

This ranked list pairs Dream (2008), a drama and fantasy and mystery and romance film from Kim Ki-duk, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Joe Odagiri take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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