Movies Like Insomnia

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Memento

2000·1h 53m·★ 8.4·Christopher Nolan

Themes: phone call, flashback, neo-noir2 shared crewDir. Christopher Nolan

The Dark Knight Rises

2012·2h 45m·★ 8.4·Christopher Nolan

2 shared crewDir. Christopher NolanDP: Wally Pfister

The Dark Knight

2008·2h 32m·★ 9.1·Christopher Nolan

2 shared crewDir. Christopher NolanDP: Wally Pfister

Batman Begins

2005·2h 20m·★ 8.2·Christopher Nolan

2 shared crewDir. Christopher NolanDP: Wally Pfister

Inception

2010·2h 28m·★ 8.8·Christopher Nolan

2 shared crewDir. Christopher NolanDP: Wally Pfister

The Prestige

2006·2h 10m·★ 8.5·Christopher Nolan

2 shared crewDir. Christopher NolanDP: Wally Pfister

Gone Baby Gone

2007·1h 53m·★ 7.6·Ben Affleck

Themes: blackmail, detective, neo-noirFans also likedCrime & Drama

Clay Pigeons

1998·1h 44m·★ 6.6·David Dobkin

Themes: small town, fbi, investigationFans also likedCrime & Drama

Heat

1995·2h 50m·★ 8.3·Michael Mann

Themes: cynical, detective, neo-noirStarring Al PacinoCrime & Drama

Blue Velvet

1986·2h·★ 7.7·David Lynch

Themes: small town, detective, neo-noirFans also likedThriller & Crime

China Moon

1994·1h 39m·★ 6.3·John Bailey

Themes: corrupt cop, neo-noirFans also likedThriller & Crime

Se7en

1995·2h 7m·★ 8.6·David Fincher

5 shared themes: insomnia, shootout, investigation...Crime & Thriller

I See You

2019·1h 38m·★ 6.8·Adam Randall

Themes: small town, investigation, detectiveFans also liked

Sea of Love

1989·1h 53m·★ 6.8·Harold Becker

Themes: detective, neo-noirFans also likedStarring Al Pacino

Death Sentence

2007·1h 45m·★ 6.7·James Wan

Themes: shootout, neo-noirFans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

2010·1h 31m·★ 6.1·Werner Herzog

Themes: flashback, detectiveFans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

Solace

2015·1h 41m·★ 6.4·Afonso Poyart

Themes: fbi, investigationFans also likedThriller & Crime

Prisoners

2013·2h 33m·★ 8.2·Denis Villeneuve

Themes: investigation, detective, neo-noirDrama & Thriller & Crime

The Long Goodbye

1973·1h 52m·★ 7.5·Robert Altman

Themes: detective, neo-noirFans also likedDrama & Crime

Gone Girl

2014·2h 29m·★ 8.1·David Fincher

Themes: cynical, investigationThriller & Drama

How Good Is Insomnia?

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