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10 Best Movies Like The Man Who Could Not Dream

If you loved The Man Who Could Not Dream, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
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Avatar

2006★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Man Who Could Not Dream for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Tension mounts between a quadraplegic man and his wife as she prepares a bath for him....

#2
Shock Corridor

Shock Corridor

1963★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Man Who Could Not Dream for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

With the help of his girlfriend Cathy and Dr. Fong, a psychiatrist, ambitious journalist Johnny Barrett poses as a madman in order to be admitted to a mental institution where a bl...

#3
The King's Avatar: For the Glory

The King's Avatar: For the Glory

2019★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Man Who Could Not Dream for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In this prequel to the animated series The King's Avatar, Ye Xiu enters into the pro gaming world of Glory, and competes in the first Pro League series tournament....

#4
In Desert and Wilderness

In Desert and Wilderness

1973★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Man Who Could Not Dream for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Fourteen year old Polish boy Stas Tarkowski and eight year old Nel Rawlison from England are kidnapped as the hostages by Arabic fanatics and taken to their religion leader. Then t...

#5
Yahşi Batı

Yahşi Batı

2009★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Man Who Could Not Dream for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Aziz and Lemi must recover a diamond gifted by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire to the U.S. President which has been stolen by bandits in the American wild west....

#6
Viva! Django

Viva! Django

1971★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Man Who Could Not Dream for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Django is on the trail of some renegade outlaws who raped and killed his wife. En route, he rescues a horse thief from an impromptu hanging. He discovers the man knows who committe...