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10 Best Movies Like Simpler Times

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

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#1
Asteroid City

Asteroid City

2023★ 6.5

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

In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events....

#2
Shenandoah

Shenandoah

1965★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Simpler Times for fans of Western. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Charlie Anderson, a farmer in Shenandoah, Virginia, finds himself and his family in the middle of the Civil War he wants nothing to do with. When his youngest boy is taken prisoner...

#3
Hail, Caesar!

Hail, Caesar!

2016★ 5.9

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

When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back....

#4
Modern Times

Modern Times

1936★ 8.3

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

A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.....

#5
The Fox and the Hound

The Fox and the Hound

1981★ 7.1

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

When a feisty little fox named Tod is adopted into a farm family, he quickly becomes friends with a fun and adorable hound puppy named Copper. Life is full of hilarious adventures ...

#6
Bicentennial Man

Bicentennial Man

1999★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Simpler Times for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a ro...

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