Waking up from a nightmare movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant waking up from a nightmare movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, suspenseful, scary, psychological, slasher and psychological thriller films and TV shows about / with waking up from a nightmare, nightmare, violence, murder, death, supernatural, flashback, fear, chase and blood plots mostly in Horror, Thriller and Mystery genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as waking up from a nightmare: Escape Room (2019), Last Night in Soho (2021), Candyman (2021), Get Out (2017), Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021), Visions (2015), The Devil's Hour (2022), You're Not Alone (2020), Dreamkatcher (2020), Alamet-i Kiyamet (2016).
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List of waking up from a nightmare movies
158K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Six strangers find themselves in circumstances beyond their control, and must use their wits to survive.
Style:
suspense, exciting, psychological thriller, surprise ending, mind bending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
puzzle, trapped, game of death, group of strangers, escape room, survival, clue, quest, riddles and clues, evil corporation, death, survivor ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
chicago
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, China
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it seems, and time seems to be falling apart with shady consequences.
Style:
gothic, suspense, postmodern, psychological horror, psychotronic ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
murder, time travel, fashion designer, rape, nostalgia, nightmare, brothel, female serial killer, plot twist, grandmother granddaughter relationship, female teacher, suicide of mother ...
Time:
60s, 2020s, year 1960, year 1969, year 1965 ...
Place:
london, england
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83K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, Australia, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
For as long as residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago's Cabrini Green neighborhood were terrorized by a word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand, easily summoned by those daring to repeat his ...
Style:
scary, suspense, slasher, demonic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
urban legend, strong violent content, murder, gay brother, urban decay, art exhibition, candyman, african american, supernatural, vengeful ghost, mirror, revenge ...
Time:
2020s, year 2019, year 1977, 2010s, 70s
Place:
chicago, usa, oceania
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804K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend ...
Style:
twist ending, psychological, psychological thriller, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
racism, hypnosis, brainwashing, interracial romance, kidnapping, paranoia, survival, female villain, african american, revenge, african american protagonist, neurosurgeon ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2017, 21st century
Place:
brooklyn new york city, southern usa, indiana, new york
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young boy finds himself pursued by two assassins in the Montana wilderness with a survival expert determined to protecting him - and a forest fire threatening to consume them all. Download : ...
Style:
perverse, captivating, suspense, cult classic, cliffhanger ...
Plot:
female protagonist, strong female lead, murder witness, runaway, forest fire, female warrior, survival, home invasion, murder, wilderness, fire brigade, assassin ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
montana, florida
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12K
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
After moving to a vineyard with her family, a pregnant woman experiences horrifying visions.
Style:
scary, psychotronic, suspense, suspenseful, spooky ...
Plot:
pregnancy, hallucination, supernatural, car accident, ghost, supernatural horror, revenge, husband wife sex, a vision, supernatural power, flashback, betrayal ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Lucy wakes every night at exactly 3:33am. Nothing in her life has made sense for a long time. But the answers are out there, somewhere, at the end of a trail of brutal murders.
Style:
disturbing, serious, bleak, dramatic, supernatural thriller ...
Plot:
female protagonist, insomnia, time paradox, a vision, mother and son, son, waking up from a nightmare, nightmare, single mother, house, social worker, mother ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After the premature death of her estranged husband, Emma (Winter) regains custody of their young daughter Isla (Jones) and hopes to rebuild their relationship after many years apart. But when an evil entity begins to torment them, mother and ...
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, scary, suspenseful
Plot:
supernatural, mother daughter relationship, new house, mother, female protagonist, nightmare, waking up from a nightmare, haunted by the past, pursuit, haunted house, nightmare comes true, childhood home ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Gail is forced to come to terms with Josh, her new stepson, at a remote country home. After stealing an evil talisman from a mysterious neighbor, Josh has sinister dreams of his dead mother, who commands Josh to murder Gail. When Josh's dad ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, scary, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
nightmare, widower, death of mother, nightmare comes true, recurring nightmare, waking up from a nightmare, child protagonist, mysterious event, ghost, getting home, supernatural, love ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: Turkey
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Evil will rise in the mortal land. 1999, Turkey. One of the most drought-plagued years in history of Istanbul. Also the year of the big earthquake, the solar eclipse and a spate of satanic rituals that occurred, all of which are signs of the ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing, twist ending ...
Plot:
warning, flash forward, strangulation, survival, human monster, fight, abduction, hypnosis, strange behavior, murder of a pregnant woman, psycho, psychology ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
After tragic death of her baby son, a narcoleptic mother with young daughter suffers from terrifying sleep disruptions as they try to deal with ongoing pain and grief. They begin experiencing different episodes of parasomnia including night terrors ...
Style:
scary, disturbing, bleak, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
supernatural, child abuse, nightmare comes true, husband wife relationship, family relations, evil child, abused child, exorcism, ghost, poltergeist, supernatural power, torture ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A troubled security guard begins working at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy's won't be so easy to make it through.
Style:
supernatural thriller, captivating, suspenseful, scary, dread ...
Plot:
robot, security guard, terror, restaurant, supernatural horror, killer robot, abandoned building, night, dinner, job, missing child, ghost ...
Time:
year 1980, year 2000, 2000s, 80s
Place:
north america
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In the Australian outback a vicious wild boar kills and causes havoc to a small community.
Style:
anamorphic, independent film, grindhouse, cult horror, horror comedy ...
Plot:
animal attack, revenge, killer animal, creature feature, brother brother relationship, death of wife, nightmare, dog, slaughterhouse, hunter, death of child, american abroad ...
Time:
80s
Place:
australia, oceania, new york, new zealand
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Angela de Marco is fed up with her gangster husband's line of work and wants no part of the crime world. When her husband is killed for having an affair with the mistress of mob boss Tony "The Tiger" Russo, Angela and her son depart ...
Style:
funny, humorous, light, feel good, witty ...
Plot:
hitman, starting over, gangster, organized crime, fbi agent, nightmare, harassment, surveillance, fbi, betrayal, murder of a nude woman, murder ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
usa, new york, miami, new jersey
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A young widow moves into an old house on Lake Erie to recover from the sudden loss of her husband; however, she soon discovers a dark secret and that she is not alone.
Style:
scary, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
haunted house, fear, widow, lake, ghost, peril, supernatural, female protagonist, paranormal investigation, curses spells and rituals, supernatural power, chase ...
Time:
year 1969, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Horror
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Count Karnstein sends for a doctor to help his sick daughter Laura. Her nurse believes she is possessed by the spirit of a dead ancestor;Carmilla. A young woman becomes intrigued by the mysterious deaths surrounding Laura after a carriage accident ...
Style:
gothic horror, gothic, classic horror, suspense, cult classic ...
Plot:
castle, vampire, female vampire, witch, crypt, family curse, supernatural power, curse, isolated place, evil, hanging, historian ...
Time:
19th century, 17th century
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Kirsty Cotten is now all grown up and married. Her memory of the events that took place back at her parent's home and the mental institution have dimmed, but she is still traumatized. A fatal car crash kills Kirsty. Now, her husband finds ...
Style:
scary, slasher, lovecraft, suspense, surprise ending ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
supernatural, hellraiser, amnesia, car accident, temptation, body horror, hallucination, monster, cosmic horror, car crash, plastic bag over head, sex horror ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Newly married to an older man, Julie returns to Vienna, where a razor wielding slasher is killing women. Jean, her cruel and sadistic former lover, immediately contacts her, certain that only he can satisfy her strange vice. But she rejects him. She ...
Style:
erotic, sexual, slasher, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, lovers, voyeurism, mystery killer, perversion, reckless driving, threatening telephone call, extramarital affair, serial murder, female friendship, obsession, murder ...
Time:
20th century, year 2016, 70s, year 1971
Place:
europe, spain, austria, turin italy, sicily ...
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
After the events at Lake Victoria, the prehistoric school of blood-thirsty piranhas make their way into swimming pools, plumbing, and a newly opened water park.
Style:
sexy, spoof, natural horror, slasher, splatter ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
piranha, killer animal, youth, nudity, dark humor, profanity, public nudity, killer fish, skinny dipping, teenage girl, creature, death ...
Time:
2010s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
arizona, usa, seattle
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. Soon she begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets.
Style:
dark, psychological, spooky, slasher, scary ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
occult, demonic possession, grief, supernatural horror, afterlife, near death experience, depressed woman, bookstore, forest, depression, suicide of husband, widow ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york state
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Genre: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A couple is terrorized in their new house haunted by the vengeful ghost of the woman's former husband who possesses her young son.
Style:
atmospheric, mind bending, suspenseful, serious, gothic ...
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, losing-it hero, death of husband, supernatural, doctor patient relationship, vengeance, mysterious character, danger, parents and children, haunted by the past, family relations ...
Time:
70s
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Far away from the site of a gruesome murder, a teenager named Jill Johnson arrives at a luxurious home for a baby-sitting job. With the children fast asleep, she settles in for what she expects to be an ordinary evening. Soon, the ringing of a phone ...
Style:
slasher, suspenseful, psychological thriller, suspense, creepy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, maniac, high school, stalking, killer, babysitter, husband wife relationship, babysitting, murder, high school student, nightmare ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
usa, colorado
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A widower suspects that his seemingly perfect adolescent daughter is a heartless killer.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, dark, suspense, bleak ...
Plot:
murder, evil child, girl, killer child, father daughter relationship, widower, psychopath, child murders a child, female psychopath, single father, school, child murderess ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A little girl's brother kills the whole family but her (she escapes by hiding in the basement). He is committed, and she grows up with a new family, eventually going to college, where she joins a sorority. Due to a memory block, she ...
Style:
slasher, creepy, bloody, cult classic, scary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
psychic power, blood, serial killer, mass murder, massacre, murder, repressed memory, college student, female nudity, campus, gory, supernatural ...
Time:
80s, year 1986
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Female gladiators fight to the death. Inspired by the story of Spartacus, follow the adventures of a bevy of slave girls who, upon finding themselves thrust into the gladiator ring, mount a vicious rebellion to fight their way to freedom.
Style:
stylized, serious, realistic, rough, psychotronic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ancient rome, blaxploitation, exploitation, roman empire, ancient history, female nudity, arena, rape victim, sword, peplum, sword fight, female fighter ...
Time:
70s
Place:
rome italy
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Nearly 10 years have passed since Sarah Connor was targeted for termination by a cyborg from the future. Now her son, John, the future leader of the resistance, is the target for a newer, more deadly terminator. Once again, the resistance has ...
Style:
exciting, apocalyptic, suspenseful, suspense, futuristic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, kids, adult
Plot:
artificial intelligence, terminator, time travel, robot, man versus machine, cyborgs, dystopia, apocalypse, androids and robots, cyberpunk, chase, time traveler ...
Time:
future, 20th century, 90s, near future, year 1997 ...
Place:
california, los angeles, persia, america, usa ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Though Goofy always means well, his amiable cluelessness and klutzy pratfalls regularly embarrass his awkward adolescent son, Max. When Max's lighthearted prank on his high-school principal finally gets his longtime crush, Roxanne, to notice ...
Style:
road movie, cult classic, slapstick, buddy comedy, slapstick comedy ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
father son relationship, concert, anthropomorphic animal, near death experience, summer vacation, road trip, childhood, on the road, coming of age, eating pizza, vacation, dog ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
ohio, los angeles, usa, arizona, idaho ...
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903K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, emotional, motivational, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot:
joy, imaginary friend, memory, creativity, parents and children, dream, childhood, life philosophy, coming of age, friendship, anger, happy ending ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 2000s, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, minnesota, california, tibet, usa
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275K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid, even though he's got a beautiful wife who he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life ...
Style:
futuristic, entertaining, mind bending, suspense, cyber ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, distopia, virtual reality, technology, memory loss, post apocalypse, dystopic future, dystopian future, on the run, flying car, mars, false memory ...
Time:
future, year 2012, 2010s, near future
Place:
seattle, big ben london, australia
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235K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain. As an overwhelming terror begins taking over her life, Rose must confront her troubling past ...
Style:
psychological, psychological horror, suspense, scary, mysterious ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
curse, supernatural power, fear, evil smile, going insane, psychiatric ward, demon, mental illness, paranoia, suicide, female protagonist, mental health ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
new jersey
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