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Fight Club(1999)

FSK: 18+ years
| 2h 19min | Drama
4.2/5 (with 13,769 votes)

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.

Se7en(1995)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 7min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
4.2/5 (with 9,525 votes)

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Sommerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

The Machinist(2004)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 41min | Thriller, Drama
3.8/5 (with 2,387 votes)

Trevor, an insomniac lathe operator, experiences unusual occurrences at work and home. A strange man follows him everywhere, but no one else seems to notice him.

New Nightmare(1994)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 52min | Horror, Mystery, Fantasy
3.2/5 (with 576 votes)

A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?

The Haunting(1999)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 53min | Horror, Thriller, Fantasy, Mystery
2.7/5 (with 590 votes)

Dr. David Marrow invites three distinct individuals to the eerie and isolated Hill House to be subjects for a sleep disorder study. The unfortunate guests discover that Marrow is far more interested in the sinister mansion itself — and they soon see the true nature of its horror.

Super Dark Times(2017)

1h 42min | Drama, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 265 votes)

Teenagers Zach and Josh have been best friends their whole lives, but when a gruesome accident leads to a cover-up, the secret drives a wedge between them and propels them down a rabbit hole of escalating paranoia and violence.

Hour of the Wolf(1968)

1h 30min | Drama, Horror
3.7/5 (with 201 votes)

While vacationing on a remote German island with his pregnant wife, an artist has an emotional breakdown while confronting his repressed desires.

Before I Wake(2016)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 37min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 810 votes)

An orphaned child's dreams—and nightmares—manifest physically as he sleeps.

Insomnia(1997)

1h 36min | Thriller, Crime, Mystery
3.5/5 (with 104 votes)

Detectives Jonas and Erik are called to the midnight sun country of northern Norway to investigate a recent homicide, but their plan to arrest the killer goes awry, and Jonas mistakenly shoots Erik. The suspect escapes, and a frightened Jonas pins Erik's death on the fugitive. Jonas continues to pursue the killer as he seeks to protect himself; however, his mounting guilt and the omnipresent sun plague him with an insomnia that affects his sanity.

A Score to Settle(2019)

1h 43min | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 223 votes)

A former mob enforcer who is released from prison after serving 22 years for a crime he didn't commit sets out on a path for revenge against the people who wronged him.

Wild Target(2010)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 38min | Action, Comedy
3.2/5 (with 302 votes)

Victor Maynard is a middle-aged, solitary assassin who lives to please his formidable mother, despite his own peerless reputation for lethal efficiency. His professional routine is interrupted when he finds himself drawn to one of his intended victims. After sparing her life, he unexpectedly acquires a young apprentice. Believing Victor to be a private detective, his two new companions tag along, while he attempts to thwart the murderous attentions of his unhappy client.

You Shall Not Sleep(2018)

1h 46min | Horror, Thriller
2.8/5 (with 63 votes)

In an abandoned psychiatric hospital, a theatre group experiments with insomnia for the preparation of a stage play. With the passage of days without sleep, they reach new thresholds of perception that expose them to the secrets of the place and the energies that inhabit it. When Bianca, a young, promising actress, joins the cast, competing for the lead role, she must survive not only the intensity of the work and her cast mates, but the unknown force that is pulling them towards a tragic outcome.

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The Driller Killer(1979)

1h 36min | Drama, Horror
2.6/5 (with 71 votes)

An artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of New York after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power drill.

Directed by Abel Ferrara - With Abel Ferrara

The Sleep Curse(2017)

1h 42min | Horror, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 21 votes)

In 1990, Neurologist Lam Sik-ka and his former flame suffer from the generational sleep curse that rooted in their both families war engagement during World War Two. Lam Sik-ka tries to save her flame from the grudge.

Directed by Herman Yau

Dream for an Insomniac(1996)

2.7/5 (with 15 votes)

A girl with insomnia who works in a coffee house has impossibly high standards for her love and fears she will never meet a worthy man. Then in walks a new employee and they click - until she discovers he has a girlfriend. Undaunted, she moves to L.A. with a friend sure that he will dump the girlfriend and follow her. She puts all her faith in fate and hopes for the best.

Sleepless(2001)

3.1/5 (with 98 votes)

An elderly and retired police detective and a young amateur sleuth team up to find a serial killer whom has resumed a killing spree in Turin, Italy after a 17-year hiatus.

Pressure Point(1962)

1h 30min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 13 votes)

An African-American prison psychiatrist finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested when he must counsel a disturbed inmate with bigoted Nazi tendencies.

Zu Warriors(2001)

1h 44min | Fantasy, Action
2.6/5 (with 28 votes)

King Sky, the sole disciple of the Kun Lun Sect, falls in love with his master Dawn. Dawn is killed when Insomnia destroys the Kin Lun Mountain. King Sky waits for two hundred years and meets Enigma, who is the reincarnation of Dawn, and in love with her again. However, Insomnia's Blood Clouds is ready to destroy Zu...

Chasing Sleep(2001)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 44min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 33 votes)

A college professor wakes up to find his wife has not returned home, then struggles to understand her disappearance.

Directed by Michael Walker - With Emily Bergl, Gil Bellows, Jeff Daniels, Molly Price, Ben Shenkman, Julian McMahon, ...

The Vicious Kind(2009)

1h 32min | Comedy, Drama
3.2/5 (with 49 votes)

A man tries to warn his brother away from the new girlfriend he brings home during Thanksgiving, but ends up becoming infatuated with her in the process.

The Man Who Loves(2008)

1h 43min | Drama
2.9/5 (with 22 votes)

A man is broken hearted at the loss of his lover, then later visits the same pain on the next woman with whom he becomes involved.

Solo(2013)

1h 23min | Horror, Thriller
2.6/5 (with 12 votes)

A teenage girl is terrorized when she spends two nights alone on a remote island as part of her camp counselor initiation.

Directed by José Ramón Novoa - With Annie Clark

Lucia(2013)

3.6/5 (with 21 votes)

A man suffering from insomnia is tricked into buying a drug, Lucia, that makes his desires come true in his dreams, blurring the line between fantasy and reality.

All the Light in the Sky(2012)

1h 18min | Drama
2.8/5 (with 7 votes)

An insomniac actress is facing the waning days of her career, when her niece pays a visit to her Malibu house.

Directed by Joe Swanberg

The Insomniac(2013)

1h 34min | Mystery, Drama, Crime, Thriller
2.0/5 (with 5 votes)

John Figg has a great career and a gorgeous fiancée. When he inherits a nice house in a quiet neighborhood, he finally starts to feel like his life is coming together. Trouble arises, however, when John's house is burglarized, and the thieves steal one of his most prized possessions.

Directed by Monty Miranda

Vibrator(2003)

1h 35min | Drama, Romance / Love
2.9/5 (with 12 votes)

Rei is a freelance writer embattled by personal demons. She hears voices in her head, and has sleeping problems, eating disorders and drinks excessively. On Valentine's Day, she meets truck driver Takatoshi. She joins him on a journey in his bumpy and shaky truck - which vibrates in tune with her uneasy soul.

The Swerve(2018)

1h 36min | Thriller, Drama, Horror
3.3/5 (with 14 votes)

The dark secrets of Holly's seemingly perfect life are exposed when an unwanted intruder spins her life out of control forever.

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood(1945)

1h 23min | Comedy
2.9/5 (with 11 votes)

When two bumbling barbers act as agents for a talented but unknown singer, they stage a phony murder in order to get him a plum role.

Sid & Aya: Not a Love Story(2018)

1h 34min | Romance / Love, Drama
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

Sid is a guy who suffers from insomnia. Through the many lonely nights, he meets Aya. Who is she, really? And how will she change Sid’s life?

Directed by Irene Emma Villamor

The Last Hungry Cat(1961)

3.2/5 (with 14 votes)

Sylvester Cat slips when making a grab for Tweety Bird in Granny's flat, and falls dazed to the floor as one of Tweety's feathers lands in his mouth. Tweety runs off. Sylvester comes to and finds the feather lodged between his lips. He thinks he has swallowed and killed Tweety and suffers terrible remorse as an Alfred Hitchcock-like voice-over chides him for his "crime". Sylvester cracks, runs into the streets confessing, and returns to Granny's place, where he finds he didn't eat Tweety after all.

Directed by Friz Freleng
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