Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Simonal

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

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#1
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 7.0

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

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles wi...

#2
Home Run

Home Run

2013★ 6.2

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

A pro ball player with a substance abuse problem is forced into rehab in his hometown, finding new hope when he gets honest about his checkered past, and takes on coaching duties f...

#3
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Simonal 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
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation

The Year My Parents Went on Vacation

2006★ 7.2

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

A boy is left alone in a Jewish neighborhood in the year of 1970, where both world cup and dictatorship happen in Brazil....

#5
A Crooked Somebody

A Crooked Somebody

2018★ 6.3

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

An attention-seeking psychic is kidnapped and tries to use the situation to boost his popularity....

#6
Three Christs

Three Christs

2017★ 6.6

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

Dr. Alan Stone breaks new ground for treatment of the mentally ill through an experiment on three paranoid schizophrenic patients who believe they are Jesus Christ....

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