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

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Variations on a Theme for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea ro...

The Visit
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Variations on a Theme for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-m...

Return
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Variations on a Theme for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

The River
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Variations on a Theme for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer a...

Origin
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Variations on a Theme for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
While investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark influence on society, a journalist faces unfathomable personal loss and uncovers the beauty of human resilience....

Farming
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Variations on a Theme for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Ins...