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10 Best Movies Like Mean Dreams

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

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#1
Girl

Girl

2020★ 6.0

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

A young woman returns to her small hometown intent on killing her abusive father only to discover someone murdered him the day before. As the girl searches for answers, she uncover...

#2
The Silencing

The Silencing

2020★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mean Dreams for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A reformed hunter becomes involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse when he and the local sheriff set out to track a vicious killer who may have kidnapped his daughter years ago....

#3
Traffik

Traffik

2018★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mean Dreams for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A couple off for a romantic weekend in the mountains are accosted by a biker gang. Alone in the mountains, Brea and John must defend themselves against the gang, who will stop at n...

#4
Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1991★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mean Dreams for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public d...

#5
Close Range

Close Range

2015★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mean Dreams for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A rogue soldier turned outlaw is thrust into a relentless fight with a corrupt sheriff, his obedient deputies, and a dangerous drug cartel in order to protect his sister and her yo...

#6
Winter's Bone

Winter's Bone

2010★ 6.8

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

After discovering her father put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared, 17-year-old Ree Dolly must confront the local criminal underworld and the harsh Ozark wilder...

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