Sleep Movies

In the eighteenth century the mystical midnight hour disappeared and the modern night was born. We now aim to keep sleep at an efficient minimum, but...

Short film about the inability to sleep, or to remain asleep throughout the night.

Three reckless robbers target a chinese mafia club. They do not know, however, that the bartender, the only one who knows the safe combination, is...

A little boy is having trouble falling asleep because there are monsters in his bedroom

A worn and dreary detective starts to have delusions about demons from his past, unable to differentiate what's real and what's not.

Jay hires James, a private detective, to find the mysterious figure responsible for his insomnia. As the case grows dire, Jay's secrets risk being...

This little film, which juxtaposes animated sand and scratching on 16mm film, was made during studies at the Royal College of Art. The starting point...

An innocent essay in a college-creative writing class sets off a terrifying and deadly chain of events. Will they be able to stop her, or will she...

This audio-visual tone poem uses the language of filmmaking to offer a first-hand evocation of the turbulent psychological effects one can experience...

A WWII paratrooper gets lost in a forest as the line between reality and memory begins to blur.

A cat trying to nap.

A woman struggles to wake a man

A boy is haunted by a spooky figure stalking him in the dark. This ghost story is inspired by childhood nightmares, aimed to build a creepy...

a young man returns home with severe skin burns. after going to sleep, he receives a visit from a supernatural being.

Hans suffers from insomnia. But there is help available! A self-appointed specialist guides us through this absurd study of sleep.

As Samuel once again struggles with his inability to sleep, his grasp on reality is challenged when the events of a single night lead him to question...

Stuck in a decollate life and a dead marriage a father goes to any lengths to continue to dream a life for his daughter and himself

An accounting of dreams I’ve had while filtered as a D*sney cartoon.

Encyclopaedia Britannica outlines the basics of sleep hygiene.