Everything Is Illuminated (2005)

A young Jewish American man endeavors—with the help of eccentric, distant relatives—to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II—in a Ukrainian village which was ultimately razed by the Nazis.

Genres: Comedy, Drama

What to watch after Everything Is Illuminated

• The Painted Veil (2006) — Same feel: emotional, reflective
• Sunshine (1999)
• Across the Universe (2007) — Same feel: emotional, reflective
• The Light Between Oceans (2016) — Same feel: emotional, reflective
• Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) — Jonathan Safran Foer worked on both
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) — Same subject: relationship