Dreampunk in Film
So far, I’ve been talking about dreampunk as a literary genre, but it most definitely has a presence in film as well. Actually, checking out a few of these movies would be the easiest way to get a feel for the genre to see if you’re a fan.
Altered States
Brainstorm
Videodrome
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Return to Oz
Brazil
They Live
Total Recall
Jacob’s Ladder
The City of Lost Children
Strange Days
Dark City
eXistenZ
The Thirteenth Floor
The Matrix trilogy
The Cell
Donnie Darko
Vanilla Sky
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Mind Game
MirrorMask
The Science of Sleep
Pan’s Labyrinth
Paprika
Enter the Void
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Franklyn
Shutter Island
Inception
The Zero Theorem
The Congress
Your Name
Napping Princess
The Discovery
Get Out
The Wave
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Zoo-Head
Horse Girl
Come True
I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Bliss
Last Night in Soho
Altered States (1980)
Brainstorm (1983)
Videodrome (1983)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Return to Oz (1985)
Brazil (1985)
They Live (1988)
Total Recall (1990)
Jacob’s Ladder (1990)
The City of Lost Children (1995)
Strange Days (1995)
Dark City (1998)
eXistenZ (1999)
The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
The Matrix trilogy (1999–2003)
The Cell (2000)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Mind Game (2004)
MirrorMask (2005)
The Science of Sleep (2006)
Pan’s Labyrinth (2007)
Paprika (2007)
Enter the Void (2009)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
Franklyn (2009)
Shutter Island (2010)
Inception (2010)
The Zero Theorem (2013)
The Congress (2013)
Your Name (2016)
Napping Princess (2017)
The Discovery (2017)
Get Out (2017)
The Wave (2019)
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2019)
Zoo-Head (2019)
Horse Girl (2020)
Come True (2020)
I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020)
Bliss (2021)
Last Night in Soho (2021)
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