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10 Best Movies Like A simple plan

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

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#1
Boxcar Bertha

Boxcar Bertha

1972★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A simple plan for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

"Boxcar" Bertha Thompson, a transient woman in Arkansas during the violence-filled Depression of the early '30s, meets up with rabble-rousing union man "Big" Bill Shelly and the tw...

#2
Topkapi

Topkapi

1964★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A simple plan for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Arthur Simon Simpson is a small-time crook biding his time in Greece. One of his potential victims turns out to be a gentleman thief planning to steal the emerald-encrusted dagger ...

#3
Shade

Shade

2003★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A simple plan for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good way of doing this is taking down Dean "The Dean" Stevens, a well-kno...

#4
Fun with Dick and Jane

Fun with Dick and Jane

2005★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A simple plan for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After Dick Harper loses his job at Globodyne in an Enron-esque collapse, he and his wife, Jane, turn to crime in order to handle the massive debt they now face. Two intelligent peo...

#5
The Corrupted

The Corrupted

2019★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A simple plan for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Set ahead of the 2012 London Olympics, the film follows Liam, an ex-con trying to win back the love and trust of his family. He has lost everything at the hands of a local crime sy...

#6
The Million Pound Note

The Million Pound Note

1954★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A simple plan for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a note worth one million pounds....

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