Dreampunk in Film

My personal collection of reality-melting dreampunk movies

The easiest way to answer the question “What is dreampunk?” is to throw out some clear examples of the genre and let you see for yourself. This list is by no means complete, so please add your own examples in the comments.

The Boy and the Heron (2023)

Dream Scenario (2023)

Beau Is Afraid (2023)

Deep Sea (2023)

Strawberry Mansion (2022)

Slumberland (2022)

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Don’t Worry Darling (2022)

Last Night in Soho (2021)

Bliss (2021)

I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020)

Horse Girl (2020)

Come True (2020)

The Wave (2019)

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2019)

Zoo-Head (2019)

Napping Princess (2017)

The Discovery (2017)

Your Name (2016)

The Congress (2013)

The Zero Theorem (2013)

Sucker Punch (2011)

Inception (2010)

Shutter Island (2010)

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010)

Enter the Void (2009)

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

Franklyn (2009)

Ink (2009)

Pan’s Labyrinth (2007)

Paprika (2007)

The Science of Sleep (2006)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Mind Game (2004)

Waking Life (2001)

Donnie Darko (2001)

Vanilla Sky (2001)

The Cell (2000)

The Matrix (1999)

eXistenZ (1999)

The Thirteenth Floor (1999)

Fight Club (1999)

Dark City (1998)

Perfect Blue (1997)

The City of Lost Children (1995)

Strange Days (1995)

Jacob’s Ladder (1990)

Dream Demon (1988)

Brazil (1985)

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Brainstorm (1983)

Videodrome (1983)

Altered States (1980)