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10 Best Movies Like Simon

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

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#1
Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy

1969★ 7.5

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

Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and...

#2
The Last Married Couple in America

The Last Married Couple in America

1980★ 4.2

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

Jeff and Mari Thompson are contently married, but they are stunned to see many of their friends and neighbors going through separations and divorces. Seemingly surrounded by people...

#3
Night of the Living Dead

Night of the Living Dead

1968★ 7.6

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

A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast....

#4
The Godfather

The Godfather

1972★ 8.7

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

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attemp...

#5
Last Action Hero

Last Action Hero

1993★ 6.5

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

After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible cop. Given a magic ticket by a theater manager, he is transported into the film and ...

#6
Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

1935★ 7.5

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

Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive after being attacked by an angry mob. The now-chastened scientist attempts to escape his past, but a former mentor forces...