Movies like Premonitions of Sleep (2019)
The best movies like Premonitions of Sleep (2019) are Fire with Fire (1986), Not Easily Broken (2009) and The Strawberry Statement (1970). If Premonitions of Sleep hooked you with its drama and romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedLife in a Year (2020)8.2/10 from 2,027 votes
- NewestBetter Boyfriend (2026)Released 2026
Fire with Fire (1986)
A tough, street-smart kid serving a sentence in a state youth reformatory meets a beautiful, innocent girl studying at a nearby convent. When forbidden love blossoms between them, they must fight the prison authorities, their parents and the law.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNot Easily Broken (2009)
A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Strawberry Statement (1970)
A college student joins a group of revolutionaries to meet girls but ends up committed to their goals.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisHello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022)
Clare and Aidan make a pact to break up before college — no regrets, no broken hearts. But will one epic goodbye date offer them a last chance at love?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNewness (2017)
In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Fugitive Kind (1960)
Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued by Carol Cutere, the enigmatic local tramp-of-good-family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Magic of Ordinary Days (2005)
Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBlind (2017)
A novelist is blinded in a car crash that killed his wife and several years later rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife of an indicted businessman.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGabriel's Redemption: Part I (2023)
After leaving his prestigious post at the University of Toronto, Gabriel embarks on a new journey with Julia, and he is eager to become a father. However, Gabriel's idyllic vision is jeopardized when Julia's intensive program becomes all consuming. When Julia is granted a prestigious opportunity to deliver an academic lecture at Oxford, Gabriel challenges her about the subject of her presentation, which clashes with his own research. In Oxford, their past resurfaces, including an old nemesis determined to humiliate Julia and expose one of Gabriel's well-guarded secrets. Emotions run high, alliances are tested, and the couple must confront the shadows of their shared history in a battle for love, truth, and redemption.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Man from Elysian Fields (2001)
A failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service, where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husband is a successful writer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Lost Husband (2020)
Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Valentine's Match (2020)
Fired from her job as a reality TV host, Natalie returns home for Valentine's Day, only to find herself running the town festival's auction with her ex-fiancé thanks to two scheming mothers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNine Lives (2005)
Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMaria's Lovers (1984)
A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove Everlasting (2016)
Bridger is a young outsider who's always wanted more. He and his mother flee an abusive home, eventually finding a small town in the middle of nowhere. Once there, Bridger finds true acceptance with another misfit.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLife in a Year (2020)
A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisSalome (1953)
In the reign of emperor Tiberius, Gallilean prophet John the Baptist preaches against King Herod and Queen Herodias. The latter wants John dead, but Herod fears to harm him due to a prophecy. Enter beautiful Princess Salome, Herod's long-absent stepdaughter. Herodias sees the king's dawning lust for Salome as her means of bending him to her will. But Salome and her lover Claudius are–contrary to Scripture–nearing conversion to the new religion.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisTime Is Up (2021)
Vivien, an accomplished student with a passion for physics, and Roy, a troubled young man, are involved in an accident that forces them to reclaim their lives one minute at the time.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNobody Has to Know (2022)
After a stroke and no memories from his past, Phil encounters Millie who inhabits a desert part of Isle of Lewis. She will shortly entrust him with his deepest secret : they were in love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Program (1993)
Several players from different backgrounds try to cope with the pressures of playing football at a major university. Each deals with the pressure differently, some turn to drinking, others to drugs, and some to studying.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPortrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & romance
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisWish That You Were Here (2026)
Ilyse and Ella's love for each other endures despite the distance between them -- but are text messages and shared memories enough to sustain them through an uncertain future? Set in the backdrop of a rural and urban Philippines, Wish That You Were Here is a love letter to those in the closet.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance & drama
GirlFriends (2022)
On Galentine's Day, two friends slip away from the party and into a quiet bathroom. Secrets spill, and an unexpected confession changes everything, leaving them to navigate the blurred lines between friendship and something more in this queer short film by Jenna Larson.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance & drama
Summer Vacation (2020)
A teenage girl navigates sexuality and intimacy via a dating app.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & romance
Better Boyfriend (2026)
Anya has been dating Trent for the last two miserable years and thinks she is stuck with him forever. That is until she meets flirty waiter Eva and her world turns upside down. Anya finally feels what it’s like to be cared about, and discovers feelings she’s never had before. Overwhelmed with her feelings, Anya must decide if she’s willing to step out of her comfort zone for a chance at a happy ending.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance & drama
The Howling (2020)
Harriet loves Ciara more than life so when CIara keeps disappearing for days on end, Harriet becomes increasingly more erratic.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & romance
Stardust (2018)
As one woman becomes obsessed with contacting aliens, her girlfriend tries to be supportive while slowly feeling neglected
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & romance
Beverly Heights (2024)
Young actress Marci, who stars as a cheerleader in the hit television series Beverly Heights is seen by everyone as head cheerleader dating the football team captain, but behind closed doors she’s in love with a mysterious girl named Emily.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
You, Me, and Annamarie (2023)
Self-preserving college student Ruth must confront her past with social media when she stumbles upon a vlog influencer faking her death as a prank.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The Lovers (2026)
An animated thriller about the romantic tension between a seafood chef and a siren, set in a dark fantasy Philippines.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Premonitions of Sleep?
The closest matches to Premonitions of Sleep are Fire with Fire (1986), Not Easily Broken (2009) and The Strawberry Statement (1970). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Premonitions of Sleep?
Start with Fire with Fire (1986), the closest match to Premonitions of Sleep.
What is the highest-rated movie like Premonitions of Sleep?
Life in a Year (2020), rated 8.2/10 by 2,027 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Premonitions of Sleep?
Better Boyfriend (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Premonitions of Sleep?
Yes: Fire with Fire (1986), Not Easily Broken (2009) and The Strawberry Statement (1970).
How are movies similar to Premonitions of Sleep chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Premonitions of Sleep, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.