
10 Best Movies Like The Universal Theory
If you loved The Universal Theory, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

The Time It Takes
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Universal Theory for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A devoted father working in film shares a magical bond with his daughter, but as she enters adolescence and falls into addiction, he takes her to Paris in a final effort to save he...

Walk Up
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Universal Theory for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A series of interactions take place between an established film director, his estranged daughter interested in interior design, an interior designer, and others inside a multi-stor...

Pather Panchali
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Universal Theory for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Impoverished priest Harihar Ray leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. His wife, Sarbojaya, looks after their rebellious daughter, Durga, and young son, Apu. The childr...

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Universal Theory for fans of Mystery & Thriller & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Yorkshire, 1974. Fear, mistrust and institutionalised police corruption are running riot. Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to search for the truth in an increasingly c...

Knit's Island
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Universal Theory for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
Somewhere on the internet is a land where communities pretend to live out a survivalist fiction. The avatars of the directors of Knit’s Island spent 963 hours there, creating a fas...

Kohlhiesel's Daughters
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Universal Theory for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Somewhere in Southern Bavaria Xaver wants to marry Gretel, but her father Kohlhiesel wants his elder daughter Liesel to marry first. The problem is, nobody wants to marry her, beca...