Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Sleeping Sickness

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

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#1
Tigertail

Tigertail

2020★ 6.7

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

A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter....

#2
Palermo Shooting

Palermo Shooting

2008★ 6.2

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

After the wild lifestyle of a famous young German photographer almost gets him killed, he goes to Palermo, Sicily to take a break. Can the beautiful city and a beautiful local woma...

#3
Lady Driver

Lady Driver

2020★ 6.4

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

When a rebellious teen embarks on a solo summer journey to connect with her roots, she finds herself in a new world, geared up for the ride of her life, and discovers she had the d...

#4
Western

Western

2017★ 6.6

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

A group of German construction workers set out for a foreign construction site in the Bulgarian province. The strange country awakens adventure feelings among the men. At the same ...

#5
Skin

Skin

2009★ 6.4

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

Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era....

#6
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

1972★ 7.3

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

Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea ro...

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