Movies like The Simple Things: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Simple Things (1953) — a animation and comedy film directed by Charles August Nichols — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Simple Things most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like fish, fishing and cartoon. 1 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Goofy and Wilbur 1939★ 6.6
Shares: Animation, Comedy
Goofy goes fishing with his best friend, Wilbur, a grasshopper.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Gone Fishing 2017★ 6.4
Shares: Animation, Comedy
On Motunui, Maui tries to catch a fish with his magical fishhook, only to be comically foiled by the ocean.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hawaiian Holiday 1937★ 6.7
Shares: Animation, Comedy
Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and Pluto experience all that Hawaii has to offer. Donald tries hula dancing, Pluto explores the beach and Goofy takes up surfing!
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Big Bad Wolf 1934★ 6.5
Shares: Animation, Comedy
The Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.
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Plane Crazy 1929★ 6.4
Shares: Animation, Comedy
Referred as the actual first Mickey Mouse short. Inspired by Lindbergh's flight from New York to Paris, Mickey builds a plane to take Minnie for a trip.
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The Gruffalo 2009★ 7.4
Shares: Animation
The magical tale of a mouse who sets foot on a woodland adventure in search of a nut. Encountering predators who all wish to eat him - Fox, Owl and Snake - the brave mouse creates a terrifying, imaginary monster to frighten them away. But what will the mouse do when he meets this frightful monster for real?
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The Ugly Duckling 1939★ 7.0
Shares: Animation, Comedy
An outcast duckling's search for a family to accept him leads to constant rejection before learning his true identity as a swan.
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Shark Tale 2004★ 6.0
Shares: Animation, Comedy
Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea creature would guess: He's a vegetarian. When a lie turns Oscar into an improbable hero and Lenny becomes an outcast, the two form an unlikely friendship.
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Steamboat Willie 1928★ 7.3
Shares: Animation, Comedy
Mickey Mouse, piloting a steamboat, delights his passenger, Minnie Mouse, by making musical instruments out of the menagerie on deck.
Stream in India on Artiflix
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The Snail and the Whale 2020★ 6.6
Shares: Animation
A half hour animated film for all the family based on the much-loved book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The Snail and the Whale is the much loved classic that shows us a restless young snail who has ambitions to travel the world. The other snails think she should stay put, but she puts out a call for a “Lift wanted around the world”. Eventually her call is answered by a great big grey-blue humpback whale! She sets off with him across the seas. On their journey the snail and the whale discover towering icebergs and far-off lands, fiery mountains and golden sands. The snail is delighted by the wonderful world around her, until she realises how small it makes her feel.
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Trail Mix-Up 1993★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy, Animation
During a picnic, Baby Herman follows a beaver into a perilous sawmill - with Roger Rabbit in frantic pursuit.
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The Wise Little Hen 1934★ 6.6
Shares: Animation, Comedy
Join Donald Duck in his debut in the classic animated short The Wise Little Hen. The Little Hen is planting corn and would like to have help from Peter Pig and Donald Duck, but they refuse stating they each have a "tummy ache." When it comes time to harvest the corn, Peter Pig and Donald still refuse to help the Hen, so she and her chicks do the harvest by themselves. Finally, the hen cooks the corn and offers some to Donald and Peter Pig, but when they look more carefully they discover a surprise.
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Thru the Mirror 1936★ 7.2
Shares: Animation, Comedy
Mickey has been reading Alice in Wonderland, and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ye Olden Days 1933★ 6.4
Shares: Animation, Comedy
The princess is to wed the Prince against her wishes. When she refuses, the king locks her in the tower. Minstrel Mickey sees her and rescues her, making a rope from the clothes of lady-in-waiting Clarabell. The king spots them and prepares to chop off Mickey's head until Minnie intercedes. The king calls for a joust. Mickey wins and they live happily ever after.
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Mr. Duck Steps Out 1940★ 6.6
Shares: Animation, Comedy
Donald visits the house of his new love interest for their first known date. At first Daisy acts shy and has her back turned to her visitor. But Donald soon notices her tailfeathers taking the form of a hand and signaling for him to come closer. But their time alone is soon interrupted by Huey, Dewey and Louie who have followed their uncle and clearly compete with him for the attention of Daisy. Uncle and nephews take turns dancing the jitterbug with her while trying to get rid of each other. In their final effort the three younger Ducks feed their uncle maize in the process of becoming popcorn. The process is completed within Donald himself who continues to move wildly around the house while maintaining the appearance of dancing. The short ends with an impressed Daisy showering her new lover with kisses
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Ferdinand the Bull 1938★ 6.7
Shares: Animation, Comedy
This Oscar-winning short tells of a bull who preferred to sit under trees and smell flowers to clashing horns with his fellow animals. As luck would have it, an untimely bee reveals Ferdinand's ferocious side via pained howls and wild stomping. This lands him in the bull-fighting arena amidst characters based on Walt's animators with a matador reportedly modeled after Walt himself.
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Bird Karma 2018★ 6.5
Shares: Animation, Comedy
A tale of a long-legged bird's journey of blissful joy, inescapable greed and the accidental discovery of the consequences when too much is not enough.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Banana 2010★ 7.0
Shares: Animation, Comedy
The Minions fight over a delicious banana... but is that all they want?!
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Bath Day 1946★ 6.4
Shares: Animation, Comedy
Minnie gives Figaro a bath and ties a ribbon around his neck. Figaro feels like a sissy, and when he mixes it up with some alley cats, they mock him, and the leader attacks. But Figaro is so afraid that his shaking topples a series of trash cans onto the aggressor. The rest of the cats didn't see this happen, and think Figaro defeated their leader. Of course, now he's all dirty, and he needs another bath.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Welcome to the Club 2022★ 6.2
Shares: Animation, Comedy
Heart set on becoming a princess, Lisa Simpson is surprised to learn being bad might be more fun.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now