Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 16, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Insomnia

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

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#1
Summer Palace

Summer Palace

2006★ 7.3

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

Yu Hong leaves her home village and starts university in Beijing, where she develops a consuming and compulsive relationship with another student. The student riots from 1989 then ...

#2
The Boys from Fengkuei

The Boys from Fengkuei

1983★ 7.2

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

Ah-Ching and his friends have just finished school in their island fishing village, and now spend most of their time drinking and fighting. Three of them decide to go to the port c...

#3
Taipei Suicide Story

Taipei Suicide Story

2020★ 7.5

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

A receptionist at a suicide hotel in Taipei forms a fleeting friendship over the course of one night with a guest who can’t decide if she wants to live or die....

#4
Buddha Mountain

Buddha Mountain

2011★ 6.8

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

In Chengdu, China, a retired female opera singer named Master Chang takes in a trio of young tenants into her boarding home. The tenants include a rock singer and a college student...

#5
One Week Friends

One Week Friends

2022★ 6.0

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

A high school student suffers from a strange amnesia, causing her memories to only last a week. After she befriends a new student, his kindness and persistence make her gradually o...

#6
What Time Is It There?

What Time Is It There?

2001★ 7.0

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

A street vendor with a grim home-life forges a connection with a young woman on her way to Paris....

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