Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 17, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Simple Lies

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

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#1
The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015★ 5.8

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

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present....

#2
Strange Weather

Strange Weather

2016★ 5.8

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

Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea....

#3
Alex of Venice

Alex of Venice

2015★ 5.9

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

After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing father and household all by hers...

#4
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

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

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#5
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

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

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

#6
The Mother

The Mother

2003★ 6.0

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

A grandmother has a passionate affair with a man half her age, who is also sleeping with her daughter....

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