Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like X+Y

If you loved X+Y, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Proof

Proof

2005★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to X+Y for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Catherine is a woman in her late twenties who is strongly devoted to her father, Robert, a brilliant and well-known mathematician whose grip on reality is beginning to slip away. A...

#2
The Man Who Knew Infinity

The Man Who Knew Infinity

2016★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to X+Y for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guid...

#3
Good Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting

1997★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to X+Y for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor, who mi...

#4
I.Q.

I.Q.

1994★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to X+Y for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Albert Einstein helps a young man who's in love with Einstein's niece to catch her attention by pretending temporarily to be a great physicist....

#5
Pi

Pi

1998★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to X+Y for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future....

#6
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

2011★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to X+Y for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matc...

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