The Story of Everything Turns Humanity’s Biggest Questions Into Gripping Cinema

The Story of Everything
Director: Eric Esau
Critic’s Rating: ★★★★ (4/5)
Duration: 100 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Release: April 2026
Where to watch: Theatres

What’s it about?

A thought-provoking documentary about the beginning and the end of the universe and all things within. 

Review

How many times have you found yourself wondering about existential questions such as — who created this universe? Is it truly infinite, or does it eventually come to an end? What happens to us after death? Is the world as we know it part of a grand design, and if so, is there really a designer behind it all? Questions that often lead not to definitive answers, but to endless possibilities. The Story of Everything taps into that simple yet profound curiosity that remains a shared part of the human experience.

Stitched together through interviews with some of the most accomplished minds in science, technology, mathematics, physics and beyond, this documentary becomes a masterclass in condensing overwhelmingly vast ideas into an engaging, tightly packed 100-minute narrative. It keeps things no-nonsense and to the point, driven almost entirely through compelling first-person perspectives from voices that genuinely matter. Director Eric Esau not only manages to keep the ambitious scope of the story remarkably focused, but also elevates it visually with some stunning and thought-provoking imagery drawn from nature, the cosmos and human history itself.

Structured in chapters, the documentary traces the evolution of ideas through great thinkers such as Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein. It then bridges those foundational theories with the reality we inhabit today, while also daring to challenge long-held assumptions and popular beliefs. From the big-bang theory to Hawking's space-time singularity, the film explores complex concepts with sharp commentary, layered perspectives and an almost philosophical sense of wonder. The mystical interplay of time, space, matter and energy is presented exactly the way it deserves to be — not dumbed down for easy consumption, yet never so inaccessible that it slips entirely into abstraction.

So the big question now is — will you come away from The Story of Everything feeling smarter about the universe? Absolutely. Will it hand you every answer you’ve ever searched for? Well, let’s just say some mysteries are perhaps far more beautiful because they remain unsolved.