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10 Best Movies Like The Machinery of Dreams

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

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#1
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

1939★ 7.8

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

In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting ...

#2
Life Is Sweet

Life Is Sweet

1990★ 7.0

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

Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, Andy is a cook who forever puts off home remodeling projects, N...

#3
Kuroneko

Kuroneko

1968★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Machinery of Dreams for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In the Sengoku period, a woman and her daughter are raped and murdered by soldiers during a time of civil war. Afterwards, a series of samurai returning from the war through that a...

#4
Ordet

Ordet

1955★ 7.9

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

The three sons of devout Danish farmer Morten have widely disparate religious beliefs. Youngest son Anders shares his father's religion, but eldest son Mikkel has lost his faith, w...

#5
Cem Yılmaz: One Taste One Texture

Cem Yılmaz: One Taste One Texture

1999★ 8.3

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

Cem Yılmaz's stand-up show Bir Tat Bir Doku took place in 1999 and was released in cinemas in 2001. It consists of a total of six shows....

#6
A Kid

A Kid

2016★ 7.0

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

Matthieu is a 33 year old Parisian who finds out that the father he never knew has died and decides to go to his funeral in order to meet his two siblings in Quebec. But once in Mo...