Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like A Simple Story

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

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#1
My Joy

My Joy

2010★ 6.3

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

Georgy is driving a load of freight into Russia when, after an unpleasant encounter with the police at a border crossing, he finds himself giving a lift to a strange old man with d...

#2
A Driver for Vera

A Driver for Vera

2004★ 6.1

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

The film is set during 1962 in Sevastopol, Crimea, then a secret Navy Base in the Soviet Union. General Serov hires Viktor, a cadet from the Kremlin Guard to work as his private ch...

#3
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

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

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

#4
Hostages

Hostages

2017★ 6.1

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

Soviet Georgia, 1983. Preparations for Nika and Ana's wedding are in full swing and it's a big day for both of their elite families. For the newlyweds and their friends, however, t...

#5
An Unfinished Piece for Player Piano

An Unfinished Piece for Player Piano

1977★ 7.0

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

On a summer day in late 19th century Russia, a group of bourgeois friends and acquaintances gather at a dilapidated country estate....

#6
Sergio

Sergio

2020★ 6.6

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

A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Brazilian Sérgio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most tr...

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