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10 Best Movies Like As We Were Dreaming

If you loved As We Were Dreaming, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Grandma

Grandma

2015★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to As We Were Dreaming for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Self-described misanthrope Elle Reid has her protective bubble burst when her 18-year-old granddaughter, Sage, shows up needing help. The two of them go on a day-long journey that ...

#2
Heartbeats

Heartbeats

2010★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to As We Were Dreaming for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Francis is a young gay man, Marie is a young straight woman and the two of them are best friends -- until the day the gorgeous Nicolas walks into a Montreal coffee shop. The two fr...

#3
The Lunchbox

The Lunchbox

2013★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to As We Were Dreaming for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai's Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a f...

#4
Appropriate Behavior

Appropriate Behavior

2015★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to As We Were Dreaming for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Shirin is struggling to become an ideal Persian daughter, politically correct bisexual and hip young Brooklynite but fails miserably in her attempt at all identities....

#5
Anton Chekhov's The Duel

Anton Chekhov's The Duel

2010★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to As We Were Dreaming for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Set in a seaside resort in the Caucasus, the story centers on n'er do well, Laevsky and his illicit relationship with his mistress Nadya. Laevsky has convinced Nadya to leave her h...

#6
Watercolor Postcards

Watercolor Postcards

2013★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to As We Were Dreaming for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A Hollywood actress and a former NFL star strive to save a troubled Texas town while bonding over their shared love of a very special 10-year-old girl who has found herself alone i...