Movies like The Limit of Sleeping Beauty (2017)
The best movies like The Limit of Sleeping Beauty (2017) are Hands of Stone (2016), The Congress (2013) and Nightmare Alley (2021). If The Limit of Sleeping Beauty hooked you with its drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedNights of Cabiria (1957)8.0/10 from 893 votes
- NewestDon't Trouble the Trouble (2026)Released 2026
Hands of Stone (2016)
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Congress (2013)
An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNightmare Alley (2021)
An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFirst Snow (2006)
A psychic's ominous reading sends a man into a tailspin.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAmateur (2018)
14-year-old basketball phenom Terron Forte has to navigate the under-the-table world of amateur athletics when he is recruited to an elite NCAA prep school.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBeyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
A newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence, talks his possible son-in-law Tom into a hoax in an attempt to expose ineptitude of the city's hard-line district attorney. The plan is to have Tom plant clues leading to his arrest for killing a female nightclub dancer. Once Tom is found guilty, he is to reveal the setup and humiliate the DA.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Trials of Cate McCall (2013)
In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHardball (2001)
An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Most Hated Woman in America (2017)
The true story of Madalyn Murray O'Hair -- iconoclast, opportunist, and outspoken atheist -- from her controversial rise to her untimely demise.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDalíland (2022)
In 1973, a young gallery assistant goes on a wild adventure behind the scenes as he helps aging genius Salvador Dali prepare for a big show in New York.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Devil's Double (2011)
A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Crooked Somebody (2018)
An attention-seeking psychic is kidnapped and tries to use the situation to boost his popularity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRogue Agent (2022)
Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSeeking Justice (2011)
After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisI Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
A disturbed and institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisJimmy P. (2013)
At the end of WWII, Jimmy Picard, a Native American Blackfoot who fought in France, suffers from unexplainable symptoms and is admitted to a military hospital. When doctors suspect schizophrenia, an eccentric psychoanalyst takes up the case and starts a conversation with the veteran.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPacific Heights (1990)
A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSpecial (2006)
A lonely metermaid has a psychotic reaction to his medication and becomes convinced he's a superhero. A very select group of people in life are truly gifted. Special is a movie about everyone else.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Quiller Memorandum (1966)
After two British Secret Intelligence Service agents are murdered at the hands of a cryptic neo-Nazi group known as Phoenix, the suave agent Quiller is sent to Berlin to investigate.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisLovelace (2013)
Story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband, before taking control of her life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMr. K (2025)
Mr. K, a traveling magician, finds himself in a Kafkaesque nightmare when he can’t find the exit of his hotel. His attempts to get out only pull him deeper, entangling him further with the hotel and its curious inhabitants.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKnightriders (1981)
A medieval reenactment troupe struggles to maintain its family-like dynamic amid pressure from local authorities, interest from talent agents, and their so-called king's delusions of grandeur.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIs Anybody There? (2009)
A young boy who lives in an old folks' home strikes up a friendship with a retired magician.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNicolás de Jesús' Now You See Me... (2027)
Struggling fair owner Kesselring (Nicolás de Jesús) is given a unique opportunity to restore the fair to its former glory when his friend Dr. Goodkat (Fredy Roque) introduces him to Marcus Kelevra (Alexis Adrián), a man whose mysterious act will draw people back to the fair, at a deadly cost, and even sparking interest among his fellow fairgoers.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Coming SoonMovies like thisDon't Trouble the Trouble (2026)
Suri, a magician, accidentally makes a young girl vanish with a spell. The girl, revealed to be a genie who grants wishes, explores the city and unleashes her powers when angered.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Abracadabra (2020)
A black comedy from a magician named Lukman who performs illusion magic that suddenly become real.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Nights of Cabiria (1957)
Rome, 1957. A woman, Cabiria, is robbed and left to drown by her boyfriend, Giorgio. Rescued, she resumes her life and tries her best to find happiness in a cynical world. Even when she thinks her struggles are over and she has found happiness and contentment, things may not be what they seem.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Confederate (2026)
Spanning thirty years of smoke, mirrors, and regret, a washed-up illusionist clinging to the past must team up with the estranged daughter he treated like a prop to conquer the viral age and pull off the greatest trick of all: redemption.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Only for a Day (TBA)
A passionate magician is hired to play the role of a father for a young Korean girl, Yunseul. What begins as a performance slowly becomes a fleeting moment of genuine connection. Though Yunseul cannot stay with the Magician, the memory of the day they shared remains as her lasting magic.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Limit of Sleeping Beauty?
The closest matches to The Limit of Sleeping Beauty are Hands of Stone (2016), The Congress (2013) and Nightmare Alley (2021). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Limit of Sleeping Beauty?
Start with Hands of Stone (2016), the closest match to The Limit of Sleeping Beauty.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Limit of Sleeping Beauty?
Nights of Cabiria (1957), rated 8.0/10 by 893 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Limit of Sleeping Beauty?
Don't Trouble the Trouble (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Japanese movies like The Limit of Sleeping Beauty?
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How are movies similar to The Limit of Sleeping Beauty chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Limit of Sleeping Beauty, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.