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10 Best Movies Like Eyes Upon Waking

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

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#1
Purple Rain

Purple Rain

1984★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Eyes Upon Waking for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A victim of his own anger, the Kid is a Minneapolis musician on the rise with his band, the Revolution, escaping a tumultuous home life through music. While trying to avoid making ...

#2
It's Kind of a Funny Story

It's Kind of a Funny Story

2010★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Eyes Upon Waking for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward....

#3
On the Edge

On the Edge

2001★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Eyes Upon Waking for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A suicidal young man is committed to a Dublin psychiatric hospital where he meets new friends who greatly influence his life....

#4
Just Before I Go

Just Before I Go

2015★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Eyes Upon Waking for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Ted Morgan has been treading water for most of his life. After his wife leaves him, Ted realizes he has nothing left to live for. Summoning the courage for one last act, Ted decid...

#5
Cake

Cake

2014★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Eyes Upon Waking for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After having visions of a member of her support group who killed herself, a woman who also suffers with chronic pain seeks out the widower of the suicide....

#6
Lilith

Lilith

1964★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Eyes Upon Waking for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Vincent Bruce, a war veteran, begins working as an occupational therapist at Poplar Lodge, a private psychiatric facility for wealthy people where he meets Lilith Arthur, a charmin...

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