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10 Best Movies Like American Dream

If you loved American Dream, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Before I Fall

Before I Fall

2017★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Dream for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Samantha Kingston has everything. Then, everything changes. After one fateful night, she wakes up with no future at all. Trapped into reliving the same day over and over, she begin...

#2
I Saw the TV Glow

I Saw the TV Glow

2024★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Dream for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In late-90s suburbia, a lonely teenager meets a girl at school who introduces him to a mysterious late-night T.V. show — a vision of a supernatural world pulsing beneath their own....

#3
Meshes of the Afternoon

Meshes of the Afternoon

1943★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Dream for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of ti...

#4
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

2014★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Dream for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire....

#5
The Souvenir

The Souvenir

2019★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Dream for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A shy but ambitious film student falls into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship with a charismatic but untrustworthy older man....

#6
Queen of the Damned

Queen of the Damned

2002★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Dream for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Vampire Lestat awakens from his slumber and becomes a rock star. But chaos strikes when his music awakens Akasha, the vampire queen, who may not rest until she makes Lestat her new...

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