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10 Best Movies Like A Simple Man

If you loved A Simple Man, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Aphrodite

Aphrodite

1982★ 4.3

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

Harry is a young millionaire on holiday; he takes his yacht to a Greek island, and stays in the mansion of his friend......

#2
Cries and Whispers

Cries and Whispers

1972★ 7.9

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

As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs....

#3
Inferno

Inferno

1980★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Simple Man for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A young man returns from Rome to his sister's satanic New York apartment house....

#4
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

1952★ 7.6

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

The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet and rustic man is tested by a marital crisis....

#5
Pierrot le Fou

Pierrot le Fou

1965★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Simple Man for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the...

#6
Grizzly Man

Grizzly Man

2005★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Simple Man for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Follows the story of "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in his attempt to protect the grizzly bears. The film is f...