Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "dream-sequence-within-a-dream-sequence"

1. Inception (2010)

PG-13 | 148 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.

Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe

Votes: 2,550,433 | Gross: $292.58M

2. Sucker Punch (2011)

PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A young girl institutionalized by her abusive stepfather retreats to an alternative reality as a coping strategy and envisions a plan to help her escape.

Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone

Votes: 252,764 | Gross: $36.39M

3. The Platform (2019)

TV-MA | 94 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A vertical prison with one cell per level. Two people per cell. Only one food platform and two minutes per day to feed. An endless nightmare trapped in The Hole.

Director: Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia | Stars: Ivan Massagué, Zorion Eguileor, Antonia San Juan, Emilio Buale

Votes: 272,332

4. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

R | 96 min | Fantasy, Horror

A psychiatrist familiar with knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.

Director: Chuck Russell | Stars: Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Craig Wasson, Patricia Arquette

Votes: 90,287 | Gross: $44.79M

5. A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

The spectre of a disfigured man haunts the children of the parents who murdered him, stalking and killing them in their dreams.

Director: Samuel Bayer | Stars: Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara, Kyle Gallner, Katie Cassidy

Votes: 107,457 | Gross: $63.08M

6. You Should Have Left (2020)

R | 93 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A former banker, his actress wife, and their spirited daughter book a vacation at an isolated modern home in the Welsh countryside where nothing is quite as it seems.

Director: David Koepp | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Amanda Seyfried, Avery Tiiu Essex, Colin Blumenau

Votes: 25,759

7. Paprika (2006)

R | 90 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy

When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop it.

Director: Satoshi Kon | Stars: Megumi Hayashibara, Tôru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Tôru Furuya

Votes: 96,860 | Gross: $0.88M

8. Greta (2018)

R | 98 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A young woman befriends a lonely widow who's harboring a dark and deadly agenda toward her.

Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Jane Perry

Votes: 38,043 | Gross: $10.52M

9. Open Your Eyes (1997)

R | 119 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A very handsome man finds the love of his life, but he suffers an accident and needs to have his face rebuilt by surgery after it is severely disfigured.

Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Eduardo Noriega, Penélope Cruz, Chete Lera, Fele Martínez

Votes: 73,233 | Gross: $0.37M

10. A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)

R | 89 min | Fantasy, Horror

The pregnant Alice finds Freddy Krueger striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world.

Director: Stephen Hopkins | Stars: Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, Kelly Jo Minter, Danny Hassel

Votes: 50,657 | Gross: $22.17M

11. Waking Life (2001)

R | 99 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy

A man shuffles through a dream meeting various people and discussing the meanings and purposes of the universe.

Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Trevor Jack Brooks, Lorelei Linklater, Wiley Wiggins

Votes: 66,920 | Gross: $2.89M

12. Tenebrae (1982)

R | 101 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

An American novelist visiting Rome to promote his latest book is stalked and harassed by an obsessed fan who is committing a string of murders that appear to be tributes to his work.

Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Anthony Franciosa, Giuliano Gemma, John Saxon, Daria Nicolodi

Votes: 27,417

13. The Wicker Man (2006)

PG-13 | 102 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community.

Director: Neil LaBute | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Leelee Sobieski, Kate Beahan

Votes: 71,414 | Gross: $23.64M

14. The Turning (2020)

PG-13 | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A young governess is hired to look after an orphaned girl, but the return of the girl's problematic brother uncovers secrets from their past. A modern take on Henry James' novella "The Turn of the Screw."

Director: Floria Sigismondi | Stars: Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Brooklynn Prince, Barbara Marten

Votes: 16,147

15. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)

PG | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A surreal, virtually plotless series of dreams centered around six middle-class people and their consistently interrupted attempts to have a meal together.

Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Paul Frankeur, Bulle Ogier

Votes: 46,828 | Gross: $0.20M

16. Raising Cain (1992)

R | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

The oncologist wife of a prominent child psychologist suspects her husband has an unhealthy scientific obsession with their child, unaware of what - or who - is really going on inside his head.

Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer, Frances Sternhagen

Votes: 17,437 | Gross: $21.37M

17. Leprechaun 5: In the Hood (2000 Video)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

When three rappers want to get even with a pimp, they accidentally unleash a leprechaun who goes on a killing rampage in tha 'hood.

Director: Rob Spera | Stars: Warwick Davis, Ice-T, Anthony Montgomery, Rashaan Nall

Votes: 8,368

18. The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013)

R | 100 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A young family moves into a historic house in Georgia and learns that they're not the house's only inhabitants. They find themselves in the presence of a secret rising from underground that threatens to bring down anyone in its path.

Director: Tom Elkins | Stars: Abigail Spencer, Chad Michael Murray, Katee Sackhoff, Emily Alyn Lind

Votes: 18,249

19. Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)

PG | 104 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A musician is stalked by an unknown homicidal maniac, who blackmails him for the accidental killing of another stalker.

Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Michael Brandon, Mimsy Farmer, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Aldo Bufi Landi

Votes: 9,876

20. The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001)

R | 113 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

A family moves to the country to run a rustic mountain inn when, to their horror, the customers begin befalling sudden and unlikely fates.

Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Kenji Sawada, Keiko Matsuzaka, Shinji Takeda, Naomi Nishida

Votes: 10,023

21. Remember Me (2014)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Tom Parfitt fakes an injury in order to escape from his monotonous lifestyle and head to a care centre. However, upon his arrival, the staff experiences several strange instances, including a murder.

Stars: Michael Palin, Mark Addy, Jodie Comer, Julia Sawalha

Votes: 1,867

22. Like.Share.Follow. (2017)

Not Rated | 97 min | Horror, Thriller

Garrett is a rising YouTube star. Shell is a deeply emotional fan. When they begin a romantic relationship, he's forced to question whether opening your life to strangers online is an ... See full summary »

Director: Glenn Gers | Stars: Keiynan Lonsdale, Ema Horvath, Abraham Benrubi, Michael Boatman

Votes: 2,380

23. From a Whisper to a Scream (1987)

R | 99 min | Action, Drama, Horror

In a small Tennessee town, a historian relates four horror stories to a reporter.

Director: Jeff Burr | Stars: Vincent Price, Clu Gulager, Terry Kiser, Harry Caesar

Votes: 2,982 | Gross: $1.36M

24. Tomie (1998)

95 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A traumatized young woman is trying to recover her memories with the help of a psychiatrist. During her hypnosis sessions, she repeats the name "Tomie" but is unable to recall where she knows it from.

Director: Ataru Oikawa | Stars: Miho Kanno, Mami Nakamura, Yoriko Dôguchi, Tomorô Taguchi

Votes: 1,970

25. The Broken (2008)

R | 93 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

After seeing herself drive down the street, Radiologist Gina McVey unravels a mystery centered around a broken mirror.

Director: Sean Ellis | Stars: Lena Headey, Ulrich Thomsen, Melvil Poupaud, Michelle Duncan

Votes: 11,302

26. Necromancy (1972)

PG | 83 min | Horror

Mr. Cato is the head of a witches' coven in the town of Lilith, where he needs the powers of Lori Brandon to raise his son from the dead.

Director: Bert I. Gordon | Stars: Orson Welles, Pamela Franklin, Lee Purcell, Michael Ontkean

Votes: 1,055

27. Living Dark: The Story of Ted the Caver (2013)

PG-13 | 112 min | Horror, Mystery

Two brothers stumble across a hidden cave. They explore it but things turn sinister when they realise there's something down there, something that may have been responsible for their father's death.

Director: David L. Hunt | Stars: Chris Cleveland, Matthew Alan, Mark Hayter, Circus-Szalewski

Votes: 994

28. Murder Weapon (1989)

81 min | Horror, Thriller

Two daughters of mobsters get out of the sanitarium after having killed a boyfriend in the shower, supposedly cured and on the right track. They hold a party and invite all their old ... See full summary »

Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Lyle Waggoner, Linnea Quigley, Karen Russell, Stephen Steward

Votes: 661

29. To Let (2006 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 68 min | Horror, Thriller

Mario and his pregnant girlfriend Clara are trying to find in a short period a new apartment to live since they have sold their apartment and they need to move in fifteen days. When Mario ... See full summary »

Director: Jaume Balagueró | Stars: Macarena Gómez, Nuria González, Adrià Collado, Ruth Díaz

Votes: 2,995

30. The Drone (2019)

R | 82 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

A newlywed couple is terrorized by a consumer drone that has become sentient with the consciousness of a deranged serial killer.

Director: Jordan Rubin | Stars: Alexandra Essoe, John Brotherton, Aníta Briem, Gonzalo Menendez

Votes: 2,825

31. Horror Stories (2012)

108 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

"Horror Stories" (Moo-seo-woon I-ya-gi) was a 2012 anthology horror movie that tells the tale of a teenager (Ji_Won Kim) who is abducted and forced to tell the scariest tales she knows, leading to this anthology of four stories.

Directors: Jung Bum-shik, Ji-Yeong Hong, Gok Kim, Sun Kim, Dae-wung Lim, Kyu-dong Min | Stars: Kim Bo-kyung, Nam Bo-ra, Jung Won Cha, Yoon-young Choi

Votes: 791

32. Me and Kaminski (2015)

124 min | Comedy, Drama

Young journalist Sebastian Zöllner is writing an article on artist Manuel Kaminski. Zöllner hopes that Kaminski dies soon, so that he can cash in on his article.

Director: Wolfgang Becker | Stars: Daniel Brühl, Jesper Christensen, Amira Casar, Geraldine Chaplin

Votes: 1,528

33. Amigo (2019)

83 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

Amigo is a fiction feature film that brings together psychological thriller and black comedy, bordering on the macabre, all in the form of an intimate drama.

Director: Óscar Martín | Stars: Javier Botet, David Pareja, Esther Gimeno, Zoe Berriatúa

Votes: 511

34. 30 panen a Pythagoras (1977)

68 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Thirty female students in a second-year grammar school are resisting the efforts of old professor Machacek to teach them Pythagoras' theorem. But then, via a collective classroom vision, ... See full summary »

Director: Pavel Hobl | Stars: Milena Asmanová, Vlastimil Brodský, Petr Brukner, Marie Drahokoupilová

Votes: 87

35. Daria (2020)

93 min | Mystery, Thriller

When Daria disappears after their first date, Marek finds her in a psychiatric hospital. Everything might be part of a disturbing game played by powerful pharmaceutical companies, though ... See full summary »

Director: Matej Pichler | Stars: Klára Miklasová, Jaromír Nosek, Pavel Delong, Paul Louis Harrell

Votes: 114

36. 18 (II) (2018)

33 min | Short, Drama

They say life starts at 18 and this is certainly a birthday they'll never forget. Journey through a powerful story of friendship, love and regret.

Director: Teddy Nygh | Stars: Shaquille Ali-Yebuah, Ettle Finegan, Janet Hughes, Nicola Hughes

Votes: 47

37. Donuts (2002)

26 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

A man gets lost driving his kids to school and ends up at a crossroads in his marriage.

Director: Brian Bauman | Stars: B.R., Izak Chenevy, Adam Edgar, Ryan Fenster

38. Tomás Klus feat. Tamara Klusová: A pak (2017 Music Video)

4 min | Fantasy, Music, Mystery

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Directors: Jordan Haj, Givinar Kriz | Stars: Tomás Klus, Tamara Klusová, Jordan Haj, Jenovéfa Klusová

Votes: 17

39. The Nanny (1993–1999)
Episode: Your Feets Are Too Big (1996)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Fran is going crazy because her foot model reunion is coming up and her feet went up an entire shoe size.

Director: Dorothy Lyman | Stars: Fran Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy, Daniel Davis, Lauren Lane

Votes: 304

40. Perversions of Science (1997)
Episode: Dream of Doom (1997)

TV-MA | 25 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Arthur Bristol is a college professor who is stuck in a series of dreams that he can't wake up from. Or is he?

Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Keith Carradine, Lolita Davidovich, Gretchen Palmer, Adam Arkin

Votes: 96

41. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Lisa's Rival (1994)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Lisa is jealous when a new girl in class is smarter than she is; Homer obtains a giant mound of sugar.

Director: Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 3,288

42. The Twilight Zone (2002–2003)
Episode: The Pool Guy (2002)

TV-14 | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Pool-cleaner Ritchie Almares is approached by a slightly-familiar man who orders him to awaken just before shooting him - and finds himself in bed so recognizes the experience as a dream ... See full summary »

Directors: Paul Shapiro, Brad Turner | Stars: Forest Whitaker, Lou Diamond Phillips, Erik King, Mackenzie Gray

Votes: 373

43. Masters of Horror (2005–2007)
Episode: Dream Cruise (2007)

TV-MA | 87 min | Horror

Absolutely terrified of the sea, an American lawyer reluctantly goes on an ocean cruise to be near the wife of a client, with no idea of the grim situation that awaits them all.

Director: Norio Tsuruta | Stars: Daniel Gillies, Thom Irvine, Ethan Amis, Maky Soler

Votes: 1,765

44. Medium (2005–2011)
Episode: Be Kind, Rewind (2006)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Allison keeps having the same dream, or is it day, and the clues she gets may help her prevent a tragedy.

Director: Aaron Lipstadt | Stars: Patricia Arquette, Miguel Sandoval, David Cubitt, Sofia Vassilieva

Votes: 289

45. The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–2023)
Episode: The Happy Couple (2008)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

When Christine finds out that Barb and Matthew slept together, she forbids them from seeing each other.

Director: Andy Ackerman | Stars: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Clark Gregg, Hamish Linklater, Trevor Gagnon

Votes: 152

46. My Name Is Earl (2005–2009)
Episode: Camdenites: Part 2 (2008)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy

When Earl finds out that making up for all the bad things he did to women changes Billie's behavior to the good, he picks the worst thing he ever did to women on his list. Billie wants him ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Fresco | Stars: Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee, Jaime Pressly, Nadine Velazquez

Votes: 498

47. Medium (2005–2011)
Episode: The Devil Inside, Part One (2009)

TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Allison is being stalked by a man who believes that it is his duty to end her life in the name of God. This soon puts her entire family at risk and they are forced into a home lockdown.

Director: Peter Werner | Stars: Patricia Arquette, Miguel Sandoval, David Cubitt, Sofia Vassilieva

Votes: 221

48. Medium (2005–2011)
Episode: The Man in the Mirror (2009)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

When Allison suddenly goes into a coma, her spirit ends up in the body of a middle-aged man (Jeffrey Tambor), who insists on living with Joe and the children.

Director: Aaron Lipstadt | Stars: Patricia Arquette, Miguel Sandoval, David Cubitt, Sofia Vassilieva

Votes: 244

49. R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour (2010–2014)
Episode: Pool Shark (2011)

TV-PG | 23 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Kai, a local pool owner's son, is convinced there is a shark in the community pool. While working there late at night, he spots it in the waters.

Director: Jason Furukawa | Stars: Booboo Stewart, Patrick Gallagher, MacKenzie Porter, Anthony Konechny

Votes: 161

50. Vedro (2013– )
Episode: Explosion of the Modern Architecture (2018)

35 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

While Richard Syutkin deals with sudden repairs in his house, Local Television Director works for two.

Directors: Mykola Yeriomin, Sergey A. | Stars: Yaroslav Kozak, Kirill Mieliekiestsev, Mikhail Bondarev, Leonid Syplyi

Votes: 18