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10 Best Movies Like Daydream Nation

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

#1
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story

Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story

2003★ 7.3

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

Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she ...

#2
Helvetica

Helvetica

2007★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Daydream Nation for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which will celebrate its 5...

#3
The First, the Last

The First, the Last

2016★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Daydream Nation for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Apocalyptic neo-western about two gangsters, a town full of crazy people and Jesus......

#4
Shadow Dancer

Shadow Dancer

2012★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Daydream Nation for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In 1990s Belfast, a woman is forced to betray all she believes in for the sake of her son....

#5
Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts

2012★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Daydream Nation for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse b...

#6
Love at First Fight

Love at First Fight

2014★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Daydream Nation for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Arnaud, facing an uncertain future and a dearth of choices in a small French coastal town, meets and falls for the apocalyptic-minded Madeleine, who joins an army boot camp to lear...