Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Simple People

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

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#1
Trial on the Road

Trial on the Road

1986★ 7.0

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

Shot in 1971 but banned until 1986, this distinctly Russian war story takes place in 1942 behind enemy lines. A regiment of partisans captures former Red Army lieutenant Lazarev wh...

#2
Kalashnikov AK-47

Kalashnikov AK-47

2020★ 7.4

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

A Russian military propaganda film about the tank commander Kalashnikov, severely injured in battle in 1941. The accident leaves him incapacitated and unable to return to the front...

#3
Infiltration

Infiltration

2022★ 7.5

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

Ivan sets off on a dangerous mission into Syria to save his ex-commander Grey after his capture by ISIS. With the help of U.S. military patrols, he succeeds in freeing Grey and att...

#4
1942: Unknown Battle

1942: Unknown Battle

2019★ 7.7

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

WWII 1942: Rzhev, USSR. Stuck in a crucial strategical position, a small company from the Red Army does whatever it takes to fend off the Nazis....

#5
Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow

Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow

1971★ 6.0

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

This five part epic war drama gives a dramatized detailed account of Soviet Union's war against Nazi Germany during world war two. Each of the five parts represents a separate majo...

#6
In the Fog

In the Fog

2012★ 6.2

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

Western frontiers of the USSR, 1942. The region is under German occupation. A man is wrongly accused of collaboration. Desperate to save his dignity, he faces an impossible moral c...

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