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10 Best Movies Like The Simpletons

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

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#1
Concert for a Carrot Pie

Concert for a Carrot Pie

2002★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Simpletons for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The Cat Orchestra performs "Concert for Carrot Pie". Grandma decides to bake a carrot pie and sends grandfather and her granddaughter to bring carrots from the field....

#2
Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation

Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation

2012★ 6.2

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

After inheriting the family mortuary, a pyrophobic mortician accidentally exposes hundreds of un-cremated bodies to toxic medical waste. As the corpses re-animate, the mortician's ...

#3
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion

Gamera 2: Attack of Legion

1996★ 7.4

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

A strange meteor lands in Japan and unleashes hundreds of insect-like "Legion" creatures bent on colonizing the Earth. When the military fails to control the situation, Gamera show...

#4
Re-Generator

Re-Generator

2010★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Simpletons for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A plane containing a highly classified government project crashes outside of a small town in the US. Realizing the level of danger, the government tries to secretly fix the problem...

#5
Red

Red

2020★ 4.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Simpletons for fans of Romance. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

A married woman with a lovely daughter lives a carefree life, until she meets her ex-lover at a friend’s wedding. They haven’t seen each other in ten years, but they begin an affai...

#6
The Onion Movie

The Onion Movie

2008★ 6.1

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

Venerable newscaster Norm Archer reports the latest news in politics, health, culture and entertainment - such as an automotive recall of decapitation-inducing "Neckbelts" and a st...