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10 Best Movies Like While You Are Asleep

If you loved While You Are Asleep, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
I Walk in the Sun

I Walk in the Sun

1955★ 5.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to While You Are Asleep for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A documentary about the sculptor Xawery Dunikowski, shot in his workshop. Director paid a tribute to the artist - a recluse without the artistic inheritors....

#2
Lidé jako ty

Lidé jako ty

1960★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to While You Are Asleep for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A "fairly ordinary and mundane" working day in various operations of large steel mills......

#3
Ty Barnett: Yep

Ty Barnett: Yep

★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to While You Are Asleep for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Ty Barnett, a Chicago native, got his start at Seattle’s Comedy Underground. Whoopi Goldberg called Ty “hilarious” and reviewers have said he is “thought provoking” and “edgy”. Al...

#4
Canta, Ty-etê!

Canta, Ty-etê!

2012★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to While You Are Asleep for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

How art can rise life awareness above apathy. A NUPA's film. NUPA is a public free animation studio-school in São Paulo. Ty-etê (True Water) is the main river in São Paulo city....

#5
Box

Box

2022★ 4.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to While You Are Asleep for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A doomsday pepper is surprised to find a mysterious box appear in his living room with no trace as to how it could've gotten there....

#6
Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda

Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda

2014★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to While You Are Asleep for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the middle of a broadcast about Typhoon Yolanda's initial impact, reporter Jiggy Manicad was faced with the reality that he no longer had communication with his station. They we...