🏷 Discover The Best Insomnia Movies & TV Shows To Watch Today

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Insomnia, a sleep disorder that affects millions worldwide, has been a popular theme in movies and TV shows. These stories often delve into the complexities of the human mind, exploring the emotional and psychological struggles that come with living with insomnia. From dramas to comedies, and documentaries to thrillers, there's a wide range of films and series that tackle this universal issue. In this article, we'll uncover some of the best movies and TV shows related to insomnia, providing a deeper understanding of this condition and its impact on individuals.

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Meat Loaf

8.4 32.3K votes

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Country: Germany, United States of America

Duration: 139 min.

Audience: R

Story: A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.

Plot: dual identity, rage and hate, based on novel or book, nihilism, fight, support group, dystopia, insomnia, ...

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John Cassini

8.4 23.3K votes

Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 127 min.

Audience: R

Story: Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

Style: suspenseful

Plot: rage and hate, police, s.w.a.t., sadism, self-fulfilling prophecy, psychopath, detective, investigation, ...

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Christian Bale

Jennifer Jason Leigh

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John Sharian

The Machinist (2004)

7.5 6.2K votes

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Country: Spain

Duration: 102 min.

Audience: R

Story: Trevor, an insomniac lathe operator, experiences unusual occurrences at work and home. A strange man follows him everywhere, but no one else seems to notice him.

Plot: factory, insomnia, post it, machinist, osha, taunting, manhole, one armed man, ...

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Max von Sydow

Liv Ullmann

Gertrud Fridh

Georg Rydeberg

Hour of the Wolf (1968)

7.4 560 votes

Genre: Drama, Horror

Country: Sweden

Duration: 88 min.

Audience: 15

Story: While vacationing on a remote German island with his younger pregnant wife, an artist has an emotional breakdown while confronting his repressed desires.

Plot: island, nightmare, isolation, insanity, artist, diary, castle, insomnia, ...

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Amy Adams

Jake Gyllenhaal

Michael Shannon

Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Nocturnal Animals (2016)

7.4 8.3K votes

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Country: United States of America, China

Duration: 116 min.

Audience: R

Story: Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.

Plot: based on novel or book, cheating, parent child relationship, hostage, insomnia, cowardice, flashback, revenge, ...

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Sathish Ninasam

Sruthi Hariharan

Achyuth Kumar

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Hardika Shetty

Lucia (2013)

7.1 59 votes

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Thriller

Country: India

Duration: 136 min.

Story: A man suffering from insomnia is tricked into buying a drug, Lucia, that makes his desires come true in his dreams, blurring the line between fantasy and reality.

Plot: hallucination, insomnia, lucid dreaming, psychological thriller, unreliable narrator, alternative reality, kannada, film within a film, ...

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Rooney Mara

Jude Law

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Channing Tatum

Side Effects (2013)

6.6 3.3K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 106 min.

Audience: R

Story: A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison.

Plot: depression, new york city, fraud, insomnia, deception, cover-up, murder, lawyer, ...

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Kate Bosworth

Jacob Tremblay

Thomas Jane

Annabeth Gish

Before I Wake (2016)

6.5 2.0K votes

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Country: United States of America

Duration: 97 min.

Audience: PG-13

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

Plot: dreams, nightmare, insomnia, orphan

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Heather Langenkamp

Robert Englund

Miko Hughes

Wes Craven

Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)

6.5 1.6K votes

Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

Country: United States of America

Duration: 112 min.

Audience: R

Story: 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?

Style: satirical, intense

Plot: fire, dreams, nightmare, sadism, kidnapping, psychopath, movie business, supernatural, ...

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Nicolas Cage

Noah Le Gros

Karolina Wydra

Benjamin Bratt

A Score to Settle (2019)

5.8 523 votes

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

Country: Canada, United Kingdom

Duration: 103 min.

Audience: NR

Story: A former mob enforcer who is released from prison after serving 22 years for a crime he didn't commit sets out on a path for revenge against the people who wronged him.

Plot: release from prison, insomnia, flashback, vengeance, father son relationship