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10 Best Movies Like Dreams in Nightmares

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

#1
Reef Builders

Reef Builders

2025★ 7.2

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

"Reef Builders" tells the true stories of people involved in the Sheba Hope Grows program, leading major restorations to save the world’s coral reefs in the face of climate change....

#2
Capturing Avatar

Capturing Avatar

2010★ 7.0

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

Capturing Avatar is a feature length behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of Avatar. It uses footage from the film's development, as well as stock footage from as far bac...

#3
Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon 2

1989★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dreams in Nightmares for fans of Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats using their immunity to engage in criminal activities....

#4
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dreams in Nightmares for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...

#5
Avatar: Scene Deconstruction

Avatar: Scene Deconstruction

2009★ 6.5

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

The deconstruction of the Avatar scenes and sets...

#6
Ghoulies II

Ghoulies II

1987★ 5.5

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

Ghoulies II picks up a short time after the first movie, a few of the little nasties stow away on an amusement park ride and bring big bucks to a dying fair. The creatures are mad ...