The protagonist is suffering from insomnia and the story revolves around his attempts to sleep.
Tee Party (2011)
Insomniac Strangers in the Night - A crusty old security guard and a long-haul airline pilot meet at an all-night golf driving range. An unlikely friendship ensues.
Cashback (2007)
After a painful breakup, Ben develops insomnia. To kill time, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket, where his artistic imagination runs wild.
The Machinist (2004)
Trevor, an insomniac lathe operator, experiences unusual occurrences at work and home. A strange man follows him everywhere, but no one else seems to notice him.
Fight Club (1999)
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.
Hour of the Wolf (1968)
While vacationing on a remote German island with his pregnant wife, an artist has an emotional breakdown while confronting his repressed desires.
The Insomniac (2013)
John Figg has a great career and a gorgeous fiancée. When he inherits a nice house in a quiet neighborhood, he finally starts to feel like his life is coming together. Trouble arises, however, when John's house is burglarized, and the thieves steal one of his most prized possessions.
Dream for an Insomniac (1996)
A girl with insomnia who works in a coffee house has impossibly high standards for her love and fears she will never meet a worthy man. Then in walks a new employee and they click - until she discovers he has a girlfriend. Undaunted, she moves to L.A. with a friend sure that he will dump the girlfriend and follow her. She puts all her faith in fate and hopes for the best.
Samba (2014)
Samba migrated to France 10 years ago from Senegal, and has since been plugging away at various lowly jobs. Alice is a senior executive who has recently undergone a burnout. Both struggle to get out of their dead-end lives. Samba's willing to do whatever it takes to get working papers, while Alice tries to get her life back on track until fate draws them together.
Febrem Somnium (2023)
A worn and dreary detective starts to have delusions about demons from his past, unable to differentiate what's real and what's not.
Pressure Point (1962)
An African-American prison psychiatrist finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested when he must counsel a disturbed inmate with bigoted Nazi tendencies.
The Vicious Kind (2009)
A man tries to warn his brother away from the new girlfriend he brings home during Thanksgiving, but ends up becoming infatuated with her in the process.
Implant (2019)
In a world where the technology exists to hack into peoples’ memories, a traditional housewife colludes with her close friend to expose her husband, who she suspects is unfaithful. A film about love, betrayal and technology.
The Man Who Loves (2008)
A man is broken hearted at the loss of his lover, then later visits the same pain on the next woman with whom he becomes involved.
Deathbed (NaN)
A struggling artist dealing with insomnia attempts to find meaning and purpose to existence, as his body and mind slowly deteriorate.
The Border of the Dream (1957)
A story that moves between reality and fiction, in which a family event unleashes a curse that falls on the three main characters. Insomnia, madness and an enigmatic character guide the outcome of this illusion.
The Swerve (2018)
The dark secrets of Holly's seemingly perfect life are exposed when an unwanted intruder spins her life out of control forever.