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Movies like The Theory of Everything

Not everyone loves The Theory of Everything for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love The Theory of Everything

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like an actor transforming his whole body.

  2. You like a true love story with a bittersweet end.

  3. You like a love story told over decades.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • A Beautiful Mind2001

    • an actor transforming his whole body
    • a love story told over decades

    Good for you if you like a brilliant, fragile lead.

  • The Wind Rises2013

    • a love story told over decades

    Good for you if you like a gentle love story that knows time is short.

  • Forrest Gump1994

    • a true love story with a bittersweet end

    Good for you if you like a film that makes you laugh and cry in the same scene.

  • The Imitation Game2014

    • an actor transforming his whole body

    Good for you if you like a brilliant, awkward lead performance.

  • Oppenheimer2023

    • an actor transforming his whole body

    Good for you if you like a lead performance carried by the eyes.

  • 12 Years a Slave2013

    • an actor transforming his whole body

    Good for you if you like performances that are hard to watch and impossible to forget.

  • Dallas Buyers Club2013

    • an actor transforming his whole body

    Good for you if you like actors transformed, body and soul.

  • The King's Speech2010

    • an actor transforming his whole body

    Good for you if you like a quiet, powerful lead performance.

  • The Pursuit of Happyness2006

    • an actor transforming his whole body
    • a true love story with a bittersweet end

    Good for you if you like a story of struggle with a moving end.

  • Schindler's List1993

    • an actor transforming his whole body

    Good for you if you like a villain who's frighteningly human.

  • Hacksaw Ridge2016

    • an actor transforming his whole body

    Good for you if you like Andrew Garfield as a soft-spoken medic who won't carry a rifle.

  • Bohemian Rhapsody2018

    • an actor transforming his whole body

    Good for you if you like an actor disappearing into a legend.

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