Movies like Simple Men: 20 to watch next
If you loved Simple Men (1992) — a crime, drama and romance film directed by Hal Hartley — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Simple Men most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like husband wife relationship, gas station and epilepsy. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Burning Plain 2008★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Romance, Crime
A trailer is burning in the middle of a plain. The bodies of two adulterous lovers are found. Scenes from both families, before and after the dramatic events, suggest an unusual connection between them. But what is their secret?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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One Fast Move 2024★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Romance
A dishonorably discharged soldier seeks out his estranged father to help him pursue his dream of becoming a professional motorcycle racer. While training, he meets a small-town, aspiring singer and a motorcycle shop owner who begin to break down the walls his father's absence had built up.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Motorpsycho! 1965★ 6.0
Shares: Crime, Drama
A vengeful veterinarian and a grieving widow join forces to track down violent bikers after they commit heinous acts against their loved ones.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Love Me Love Me 2026★ 6.1
Shares: Romance, Drama
After her brother's death, June moves to Milan for a fresh start, finding comfort in Will, the perfect honor student at her new international school. But when his troubled best friend James—hiding a dangerous life in clandestine MMA fights—sparks a rivalry that quickly turns into irresistible attraction, June must choose between safety and a love that upends everything she thought she wanted.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Back Roads 2019★ 5.9
Shares: Crime, Drama
A young man cares for his younger sisters after their mother is imprisoned for murdering their abusive father. When he strikes up an affair with a married woman, long-dormant family secrets bubble to the surface.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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They Drive by Night 1940★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Crime
Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success of their transport company.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Fugitive Kind 1960★ 6.9
Shares: Romance, Drama
Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued by Carol Cutere, the enigmatic local tramp-of-good-family.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Blown Away 1993★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, Romance
After her mother is killed by a car bomb, a 17-year-old girl lives a reckless and decadent lifestyle. She begins having sex with a boy who works at a local ski resort. He falls in love, and she tells him of her suspicions that her strict father was responsible for her mother's death and wants him to help her out of her situation. He must decide whether she's telling the truth or using him to her own ends.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Inventing the Abbotts 1997★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Romance
In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott sisters. Lady-killer Jacey alternates between Eleanor and Alice, wanting simply to break the hearts of rich young women. But sensitive Doug has a real romance with Pamela, which Jacey and the Abbott patriarch, Lloyd, both frown upon.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Copenhagen 2014★ 6.6
Shares: Romance, Drama
After weeks of traveling through Europe, the immature William finds himself in Copenhagen, the place of his father’s birth. He befriends the youthful Effy, who works in William’s hotel as part of an internship program, and they set off to find William’s last living relative. Effy’s mix of youthful exuberance and wisdom challenges William unlike any woman ever has. As the attraction builds, he must come to grips with destabilizing elements of his family’s sordid past.
Stream in India on Tubi TV
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Dogville 2003★ 7.7
Shares: Crime, Drama
A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a price.
Stream in India on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
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Blue Story 2019★ 7.3
Shares: Crime, Drama, Romance
Blue Story is a tragic tale of a friendship between Timmy and Marco, two young boys from opposing postcodes. Timmy, a shy, smart, naive and timid young boy from Deptford, goes to school in Peckham where he strikes up a friendship with Marco, a charismatic, streetwise kid from the local area. Although from warring postcodes, the two quickly form a firm friendship until it is tested and they wind up on rival sides of a street war. Blue Story depicts elements of Rapman's own personal experiences and aspects of his childhood.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Killer Heat 2024★ 5.8
Shares: Crime, Drama, Romance
An expat PI is hired to investigate a suspicious death in Crete, Greece, where jealousies run deep amongst the victim's powerful family.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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In Secret 2014★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Crime, Romance
In 1860s Paris, a young woman, Therese, is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. She spends her days behind the counter of a small shop and her evenings watching Madame play dominos with an eclectic group. After she meets her husband’s alluring friend, Laurent, she embarks on an illicit affair that leads to tragic consequences. Based on Emile Zola’s novel, Thérèse Raquin.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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China Girl 1987★ 6.0
Shares: Romance, Crime, Drama
Teenage lovers Tony and Tyan-Hwa tip the balance of power in New York's Little Italy and Chinatown.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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In Cold Blood 1967★ 7.5
Shares: Crime, Drama
After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude police, in the end coming to terms with their own mortality and the repercussions of their vile atrocity.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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5lbs of Pressure 2024★ 6.0
Shares: Crime, Romance
Fresh out of prison after serving time for murder, Adam returns to his old stomping grounds to seek out a son who doesn't know him. Eli, the brother of the man he killed is looking for revenge. Mike, is trying to escape a life of crime living under the thumb of his gangster Uncle.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rumble Fish 1983★ 7.0
Shares: Crime, Drama, Romance
Absent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Lonely Hearts 2006★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, Crime, Romance
In the late 1940s, a murderous couple known as the 'The Lonely Hearts Killers' kills close to a dozen people. Two detectives try to nab the duo who find their targets via the personals in the paper.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Bitter Moon 1992★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, Romance
A passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now