The Best Sleep & Dreams Documentaries

Mind & Psychology - 29 free documentaries about sleep & dreams.

Start with Confronting the Unknown: Inside the World of Sleep Paralysis Attacks (49 min, Real Stories), then The Strange Science of Why We Dream (15 min, Be Smart). All 29 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on sleep & dreams is Why We Sleep by Matthew P. Walker.

• Confronting the Unknown: Inside the World of Sleep Paralysis Attacks (49 min, Real Stories)
• The Strange Science of Why We Dream (15 min, Be Smart)
• Why Do We Have To Sleep? (8 min, Be Smart)
• Carl Jung and the Psychology of Dreams - Messages from the Unconscious (17 min, Academy of Ideas)
• Igor: The Boy Who Dared To Dream (51 min, Real Stories)
• Can Glass Houses Help Us Sleep Better? | The Truth About Sleep (58 min, Spark)
• Reading My Research to Put You to Sleep 💤 | insomnia sleep aid | calm reading (61 min, BrainCraft)
• How Animals Sleep To Avoid Getting Eaten | How The Wild Things Sleep (50 min, Love Nature)
• How Does Insomnia Ruin Your Life? | Chasing Sleep (23 min, Spark)
• What Happens To Us When We Sleep? (137 min, Spark)
• Reading My Research to Put You to Sleep (Again) 💤 | insomnia sleep aid | calm reading (60 min, BrainCraft)
• Fixing YOUR Sleep | Sleeping With Friends (29 min, BrainCraft)
• Inside Deadly Malaysia Landslide: "I Don't Think I Can Ever Sleep Outside Again" (23 min, CNA Insider)
• Does Getting More Sleep Make Us More Productive? | The Science Of Sleep (43 min, Spark)
• Why Do We Stay Awake So Late? | Chasing Sleep (23 min, Spark)
• Are You Working Too Much? | Chasing Sleep (23 min, Spark)
• How To Stop The Hidden Damage of Your Sleepless Nights (50 min, Real Stories)
• I Didn't Want to Make This Sleep Deprivation Video (But I Did) (8 min, BrainCraft)
• Does your country get the best sleep? (and why?) (12 min, BrainCraft)
• I'm sick of this health trend (A sleep scientist's POV) (14 min, BrainCraft)
• Sleep Better: Interventions For Sleep Apnoea & Snoring | On The Pulse (23 min, CNA Insider)
• Change and the dream of justice - reinventing the world (4/6) (42 min, DW Documentary)
• PBS American Portrait | Episode 1: "I Dream" (55 min, PBS)
• Better Sleep in One Night | Sleeping With Friends (26 min, BrainCraft)
• Could This Robot Improve Your Sleep? | Sleeping With Friends (28 min, BrainCraft)
• The Antioxidant Benefits of Sleep ft. OTHER Vanessa Hill! (10 min, BrainCraft)
• Landing A Dream Job And Calling It Quits | The New Hire (Part 2/2) (46 min, CNA Insider)
• This is What Your Sleep Sounds Like | discussing Max Richter's SLEEP (14 min, BrainCraft)
• Dream Girl (20 min, Bachelor Video HSLU)

Top-Rated Books About Sleep & Dreams

1. Why We Sleep by Matthew P. Walker (4.5/5) - View on Amazon
2. The Promise of Sleep by William C. Dement - View on Amazon
3. Dreamland by David K. Randall - View on Amazon