Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Wide Awake

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

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#1
Awake

Awake

2007★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wide Awake for fans of Thriller. 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...

#2
Seeds of Yesterday

Seeds of Yesterday

2015★ 6.4

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

The Sheffield family reveal and go through some home truths as their middle child inherits the Foxworth mansion. The family's ghosts looming over, and more tragedies are in store a...

#3
A Sister's Secret

A Sister's Secret

2018★ 7.2

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

Twin sisters secretly swap places on their thirtieth birthday. The harmless prank becomes a nightmare when one of them is murdered....

#4
The Killing of a Sacred Deer

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017★ 7.0

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

Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existen...

#5
Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

1989★ 8.5

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

An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. (This standalone version of the series pilot was produced for...

#6
Extreme Measures

Extreme Measures

1996★ 6.0

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

Guy Luthan, a British doctor working at a hospital in New York, starts making unwelcome enquiries when the body of a man who died in his emergency room disappears. After the trail ...

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