15 Movies Like Simple Simon

Loved Simple Simon? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

All Things Fair
#1

All Things Fair

In 1943 Malmö, 15-year-old Stig is attracted to his teacher Viola, 22 years his senior, who, drawn to his youth and innocence, believes the lad is a God-sent relief from her miserable marriage to a drunken, unfaithful lout.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Simple Simon.

Pleasure
#2

Pleasure

19 year old Linnéa leaves her small town in Sweden and heads for Los Angeles with the aim of becoming the world's next big porn star, but the road to her goal turns out to be bumpier than she imagined.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Simple Simon.

Je m'appelle Agneta
#3

Je m'appelle Agneta

Craving a fresh start, recently unemployed Agneta accepts an au pair gig in Provence that turns into an indulgent escape — and an unexpected awakening.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Simple Simon.

Little Miss Sunshine
#4

Little Miss Sunshine

A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Simple Simon.

The Seventh Seal
#5

The Seventh Seal

When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Simple Simon.

Lilya 4-ever
#6

Lilya 4-ever

In a struggling post-Soviet community, Lilya a teenage girl is abandoned when her mother moves to the United States with her boyfriend. Facing neglect and poverty, she meets Andrei, who offers her a job in Sweden, giving her hope for a better life — and a journey that will change everything.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Simple Simon.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
#7

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the magazine Millennium, loses a libel case brought by corrupt Swedish industrialist Hans-Erik Wennerström. Nevertheless, he is hired by Henrik Vanger in order to solve a cold case, the disappearance of Vanger's niece

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Simple Simon.

The Square
#8

The Square

A prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts to set up a controversial new exhibit.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Simple Simon.

Wild Strawberries
#9

Wild Strawberries

Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Simple Simon.

A Man Called Ove
#10

A Man Called Ove

Despite being deposed as president of his condominium association, grumpy 59-year-old Ove continues to watch over his neighbourhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family move into the terraced house opposite Ove and she accidentally backs into Ove’s mailbox, it sets off a series of unexpected changes in his life.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Simple Simon.

St. Vincent
#11

St. Vincent

A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Simple Simon.

Duplex
#12

Duplex

When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Simple Simon.

Persona
#13

Persona

A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Simple Simon.

Private Number 91-Karlsson
#14

Private Number 91-Karlsson

The Squadron leader throws big a party where one of his colleagues is going to demonstrate a new type of explosive substance.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Simple Simon.

The Year I Started Masturbating
#15

The Year I Started Masturbating

Ambitious overachiever Hanna just needs one more kid before her life is perfect. Instead, her baby daddy unexpectedly dumps her. Suddenly, she finds herself without a place to live, job or family. With every fiber of her being set for victory, Hanna refuses to give up and decides to win him back. But to get there means having to win something much more important, love and desire for herself and who she is.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Simple Simon.