Dreams in Film

Films are probably the closest medium we have to experiencing the inexplicable quality of the dream in our waking lives. Rich in symbol, metaphor, movement and mystery, films, like dreams, enable us to participate in another reality, and, through that participation, to be transformed. The films listed here all contain,depict, explore or revolve around dreams or dream imagery. Titles with gold jewels link to film reviews. Be sure and check out other dream film connections at the end of this page.

12 Monkeys
Akira Kurosawa's Dreams
A Christmas Carol
Advocate, The
Alice in Wonderland
Altered States
Arizona Dream
Artists and Modesl
Black Moon
Black Robe
Belle de Jour
Belles de Nuit
Brazil
Brainstorm
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
City of Lost Children
Clocks were Striking 13
Company of Wolves
Curtis's Charm
Daddy Long Legs
David and Lisa
Dead of Night
Dead Man
Delirious
Dingo
Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Don Juan de Marco
Double Life of Veronique
Dreamland Express
Dream Child
Dream Lover
Dreams
Dreams Come True
Dreamscape
Dreams that Money Can Buy
Dreamstone
Drunken Angel (Yoidore Tenshi)
Dune
Field of Dreams
Fire Walk with Me
Fourth Man, The
Gothic
Groundhog Day
Heathers
House of Cards
House of Dreams
Illicit Dreams
Into the Night
I've Heard the Mermaid Singing
Institute Benjamenta

Jacob's Ladder
James and the Giant Peach
Jenatsch
Keep Us Awake
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Lair of the White Worm
Last Wave, The
Lathe of Heaven
Little Nemo
Living in Oblivion
Los Olivadados
Lost Highway
Lottery, The
Man Without a Face
Mr. Baseball
Murder, My Sweet
Muppet Christmas Carol
Navigator , The
Never Ending Story, The
Night Walker, The
Nightmare
Nightmare on Elm Street
Nightmare 2: Freddy's Revenge
Nightmare 3: Dream Warriors
Nightmare 4: The Dream Master
Nightmare 5: The Dream Child
Oklahoma!
Sadness of Sex
Secret Garden, The
Secrets of a Soul
Serpent and Rainbow
Shadowzone
Siesta
Slave of Dreams
Sleepwalkers (TV series)
Still of The Night
Solaris
Spellbound
Stranger on the Third Floor
Three Cases of Murder
Three Women
Time of the Gypsies
Twin Peaks (TV Series)
Until the End of the World
Waking Life
Wayne's World II
What Dreams May Come
Where the Green Ants Dream
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Wings of Desire
Wizard of Oz, The

 

More Dream Film Connections

Psychology and Film Enjoy a psychological approach to films at the C.G. Jung Home Page's Psychology and Film" page. This wonderful site includes psychological commentaries, psychological themes in film, several calendars of upcoming and recent film festivals, film news, online reviews and links to film websites.

International Association for the Study of Dreams: Dream Videophile


The Internet Movie Database is a comprehensive searchable database of films, actors, directors, producers and much more.

 

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