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10 Best Movies Like Vanilla Sky

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

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#1
Before I Go to Sleep

Before I Go to Sleep

2014★ 6.5

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

A woman wakes up every day, remembering nothing as a result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around he...

#2
Memento

Memento

2000★ 8.2

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

Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rar...

#3
Shattered

Shattered

1991★ 6.1

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

Dan Merrick comes out from a shattering car accident with amnesia. He finds that he is married to Judith who is trying to help him start his life again. He keeps getting flashbacks...

#4
Unknown

Unknown

2011★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Vanilla Sky for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A man awakens from a coma, only to discover that someone has taken on his identity and that no one, (not even his wife), believes him. With the help of a young woman, he sets out t...

#5
Awake

Awake

2007★ 6.5

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

While undergoing heart surgery, a man experiences a phenomenon called ‘anesthetic awareness’, which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. As various obstacles pr...

#6
Dead Again

Dead Again

1991★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Vanilla Sky for fans of Mystery & Romance. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

In 1949, composer Roman Strauss is executed for the murder of his wife. In 1990s Los Angeles, a detective comes across a mute amnesiac woman who is somehow linked to the Strauss mu...

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