SimilarScreen
Dream for an Insomniac

Dream for an Insomniac

A dreamer who couldn't sleep. An author who couldn't write. A friend who couldn't help but help.

19965.01h 30m

Overview

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.

Directed by Tiffanie DeBartolo
Written by Tiffanie DeBartolo
Produced by Rita Rokisky
0

Top Cast

Ione Skye

Ione Skye

Frankie

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston

Allison

Mackenzie Astin

Mackenzie Astin

David Shrader

Michael Landes

Michael Landes

Rob

Seymour Cassel

Seymour Cassel

Uncle Leo

Sean San Jose

Sean San Jose

Juice

M

Michael Sterk

B.J.

L

Leslie Stevens

Molly Monday

Robert Kelker-Kelly

Robert Kelker-Kelly

Trent

R

Robert Ernst

Homeless Man

Themes & Keywords

dancingjealousydreamspoliceinsomnialovefriendscafe

About Dream for an Insomniac

Dream for an Insomniac is a romance, comedy, drama film released in 1996 exploring themes of dancing, jealousy, dreams, police, insomnia, love. Directed by Tiffanie DeBartolo, it stars Ione Skye, Jennifer Aniston, Mackenzie Astin. 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.

Movies Similar to Dream for an Insomniac

Discover titles like Dream for an Insomniac — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to Dream for an Insomniac

If you enjoyed Dream for an Insomniac, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of Dream for an Insomniac.

(500) Days of Summer
36% Match

Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went sour, and in doing so, Tom rediscovers his true passions in life.

Lolita
32% Match

Lolita(1997)

Movie7.1/10

Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman's teenaged daughter.

Licorice Pizza
30% Match

The story of Gary Valentine and Alana Kane growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.

Grease
27% Match

Grease(1978)

Movie7.4/10

Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?

The Piano
26% Match

The Piano(1993)

Movie7.4/10

When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited daughter to the wilderness of nineteenth-century New Zealand, she finds herself locked in a battle of wills with both her controlling husband and a rugged frontiersman to whom she develops a forbidden attraction.

Priscilla
26% Match

Priscilla(2023)

Movie6.7/10

When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend.

Love, Rosie
26% Match

Since the moment they met at age 5, Rosie and Alex have been best friends, facing the highs and lows of growing up side by side. A fleeting shared moment, one missed opportunity, and the decisions that follow send their lives in completely different directions. As each navigates the complexities of life, love, and everything in between, they always find their way back to each other - but is it just friendship, or something more?

Still Breathing
25% Match

Two lost souls: she a con-artist in L.A.; he a puppeteer in San Antonio have the same dream linking each with the other. He travels to L.A. to find this woman he has become obsessed with. She resists, afraid of his kooky ideas until she travels with him to San Antonio and meets his wise grandmother. Story of two disparate people linked by "fate" gets increasingly interesting as it rolls along.

Friends with Benefits
25% Match

Dylan is done with relationships. Jamie decides to stop buying into the Hollywood clichés of true love. When the two become friends they decide to try something new and take advantage of their mutual attraction - but without any emotional attachment.

Silver Linings Playbook
25% Match

After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life and reconcile with his wife, but his father would be happy if he shared his obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles. Things get complicated when he meets Tiffany Maxwell who offers to help him reconnect with his wife if he will do something very important for her in exchange.

The Voyeur
24% Match

The Voyeur(1994)

Movie5.5/10

At a college in Rome, a professor, nicknamed "Dodo" is in a deep depression. His stunningly beautiful wife has just left him for another man. Dodo wants her back very badly and has erotic daydreams about her. A beautiful young student in his class asks him for a ride home and seduces the lucky man, but still he wonders about his wife and her lover.

When Harry Met Sally...
24% Match

Sex always gets in the way of friendships between men and women. At least, that's what Harry Burns believes. So when Harry meets Sally Albright and a deep friendship blossoms between them, Harry's determined not to let his attraction to Sally destroy it. But when a night of weakness ends in a morning of panic, can the pair avoid succumbing to Harry's fears by remaining friends and admitting they just might be the perfect match for each other?

Manhattan
24% Match

Manhattan(1979)

Movie7.7/10

Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.