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10 Best Movies Like A Simple Heart

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

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#1
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1

Mesrine: Public Enemy #1

2008★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Simple Heart for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After nearly two decades of legendary criminal feats, making him France's most notorious criminal while simultaneously feeding his desire for media attention and public adoration, ...

#2
Antigone

Antigone

2019★ 6.8

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

Sophie Deraspe’s adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy of the same name reimagines the story of a woman’s quest for justice as a commentary on the immigrant experience in contemp...

#3
A Heart in Winter

A Heart in Winter

1992★ 7.2

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

Beautiful violin virtuoso Camille has two obsessions: the music of Ravel, and a friend of her husband's who crafts violins. But his heart seems to be as cold as her playing is pass...

#4
The Simple Things

The Simple Things

2015★ 7.1

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

Penelope is a civil servant who lives with her mother, who has Alzheimer's. One day she meets Ulises, a poor old man who has lost his memory and his identity papers. She convinces ...

#5
A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind

2001★ 7.9

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

From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experiences it all. As a brilliant but socially awkward mathematician, he made a groundbreaking disco...

#6
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

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

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...