Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 20, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Day Dreams

If you loved Day Dreams, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

🏆

Expert Review & Ratings

See our full critical analysis and audience score for Day Dreams.

View Review →
#1
Safety Last!

Safety Last!

1923★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Day Dreams for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself....

#2
Cops

Cops

1922★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Day Dreams for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Buster Keaton gets involved in a series of misunderstandings involving a horse and cart. Eventually he infuriates every cop in the city when he accidentally interrupts a police par...

#3
Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

1945★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Day Dreams for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter....

#4
The Balloonatic

The Balloonatic

1923★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Day Dreams for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Buster and Phyllis endure a number of outdoor adventures trying to prove to each other their survival skills. The balloon, which lands Buster in the wilderness, later proves useful...

#5
The Electric House

The Electric House

1922★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Day Dreams for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Botany major Buster mistakenly graduates in electrical engineering and is hired to wire a new home....

#6
The Smiling Lieutenant

The Smiling Lieutenant

1931★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Day Dreams for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side....