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10 Best Movies Like If I Should Die Before I Wake

If you loved If I Should Die Before I Wake, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes

1948★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to If I Should Die Before I Wake for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet company plots to drive them apart....

#2
The Emperor Waltz

The Emperor Waltz

1948★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to If I Should Die Before I Wake for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A brash American gramophone salesman tries to get Emperor Franz Joseph's endorsement in turn-of-the-century Austria....

#3
Fantozzi Retires

Fantozzi Retires

1988★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to If I Should Die Before I Wake for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After thirty years in the big corporation, Ugo Fantozzi retires. Suddenly, he needs things to do in everyday life and he tries a number of activities: helping Pina shopping; babysi...

#4
The Way Back

The Way Back

2019★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to If I Should Die Before I Wake for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Hüseyin Al Baldawi arrives in Brussels in August 2015. He has traveled thousands of kilometers until he got there from Iraq. A year after his arrival, he receives his residence per...

#5
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

1990★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to If I Should Die Before I Wake for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Movie star Roxy Carmichael is abandoning the bright lights of Hollywood, Calif. and returning to her small Ohio hometown -- at least long enough to dedicate a city building. And no...

#6
Return

Return

2018★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to If I Should Die Before I Wake for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This is a documentary linking ecological and political problems. The planet has come to be less important than the multinational earnings, and with it politicians earnings as well....