6 Best Reincarnation Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 24, 2026

The idea that a soul might return in another body has inspired everything from eerie horror to sweeping romance, questioning what truly survives death. In Cloud Atlas (2012): Six interconnected souls reincarnate across centuries, their choices echoing forward through time. Equally memorable is What Dreams May Come (1998): A man who dies in a car accident journeys through the afterlife to rescue his wife’s condemned soul.

Cloud Atlas (2012)

TMDB ★ 7.4

Six interconnected souls reincarnate across centuries, their choices echoing forward through time.

Directed by Lilly Wachowski & Lana Wachowski · 2h 52m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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What Dreams May Come (1998)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A man who dies in a car accident journeys through the afterlife to rescue his wife's condemned soul.

Directed by Vincent Ward · 1h 53m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Dead Again (1991)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A detective investigating an amnesiac woman's identity uncovers a murder mystery tied to their past lives.

Directed by Kenneth Branagh · 1h 47m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Chances Are (1989)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A man reincarnated after an untimely death is reborn and unknowingly falls for his own widow decades later.

Directed by Emile Ardolino · 1h 48m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Heaven Can Wait (1978)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A football star mistakenly taken to heaven before his time must adjust to life in a stranger's body.

Directed by Buck Henry & Warren Beatty · 1h 41m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)

TMDB ★ 6.0

A professor haunted by recurring dreams discovers they are memories of his own past-life murder.

Directed by J. Lee Thompson · 1h 45m · Rated R

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.

6 Best Reincarnation Movies

Cloud Atlas (2012)

What Dreams May Come (1998)

Dead Again (1991)

Chances Are (1989)

Heaven Can Wait (1978)

The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)

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