Sleep Movies

In the eighteenth century the mystical midnight hour disappeared and the modern night was born. We now aim to keep sleep at an efficient minimum, but experiments show that we quickly return to the old sleep pattern if given the opportunity. So what is the 'natural' way to sleep?

This audio-visual tone poem uses the language of filmmaking to offer a first-hand evocation of the turbulent psychological effects one can experience due to prolonged lack of sunlight.

Trapped in a recurring cycle of sleep paralysis, a man desperately searches for a way to break free.

A WWII paratrooper gets lost in a forest as the line between reality and memory begins to blur.

A little boy is having trouble falling asleep because there are monsters in his bedroom

After a power cut one night, Stan thinks he is seeing things. All alone, he must face what lurks in the dark.

Jay hires James, a private detective, to find the mysterious figure responsible for his insomnia. As the case grows dire, Jay's secrets risk being uncovered.

An innocent essay in a college-creative writing class sets off a terrifying and deadly chain of events. Will they be able to stop her, or will she take them all?

A woman struggles to wake a man

Lisa and Dan share a common disorder: since getting dumped, neither of them has been able to sleep. As they navigate the perilous world of modern dating, a wide variety of misunderstandings occur. Each trying desperately trying to meet a stranger that they might finally be able to sleep beside,...

Short film about the inability to sleep, or to remain asleep throughout the night.

a young man returns home with severe skin burns. after going to sleep, he receives a visit from a supernatural being.

A boy is haunted by a spooky figure stalking him in the dark. This ghost story is inspired by childhood nightmares, aimed to build a creepy atmosphere with one or two jumpscares mixed in there.

As Samuel once again struggles with his inability to sleep, his grasp on reality is challenged when the events of a single night lead him to question his own morality .

Stuck in a decollate life and a dead marriage a father goes to any lengths to continue to dream a life for his daughter and himself

A cat trying to nap.

Hans suffers from insomnia. But there is help available! A self-appointed specialist guides us through this absurd study of sleep.

An accounting of dreams I’ve had while filtered as a D*sney cartoon.

Encyclopaedia Britannica outlines the basics of sleep hygiene.