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10 Best Movies Like A Simple Life

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

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#1
Hibiscus Town

Hibiscus Town

1987★ 7.9

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

Based on a novel by the same name written by Gu Hua, a melodrama about the life and travails of a young woman who lives through the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution....

#2
Vampire Party

Vampire Party

2008★ 4.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Simple Life for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Best friends and hardcore partiers Sam, Alice and Prune have scored invitations to 'Medici Night', the legendary VIP bash held every year at a remote castle. But when they discover...

#3
Adrift in Tokyo

Adrift in Tokyo

2007★ 7.1

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

A thug offers to pay a law student's gambling debt if the student will accompany him on a trip across Tokyo....

#4
Mostruosamente Villaggio

Mostruosamente Villaggio

2024★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Simple Life for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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#5
Like You Know It All

Like You Know It All

2009★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Simple Life for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A South Korean art house film director is first invited to serve on the panel of a film festival, then to guest lecture at a film school....

#6
That Day, on the Beach

That Day, on the Beach

1983★ 7.5

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

Two friends who haven't seen each other for thirteen years reunite. One is a successful concert pianist just back from a European tour and the other has just started a new business...