If you loved Across the Universe, try Portrait of Jennie
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Portrait of Jennie has roughly 11.7× fewer votes than Across the Universe — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theysit in Drama / Fantasy / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Across the Universe, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Portrait of Jennie is
Rain-washed 1940s New York. An old coat’s threadbare cuff. Late-evening gallery crowds thin as he sketches her. She speaks of eras he didn’t live. Dieterle drapes Gothic chiaroscuro over one girl’s impossible bloom.

