Movies like Simone
If Simone's drama and romance stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Simone's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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What the Day Owes the Night
2012 · Directed by Alexandre Arcady · 162 min7.6
Why you'll like itAlso a French drama
Algeria, the 1930s. Younes is nine years old when he is put in his uncle's care in Oran. Rebaptized Jonas, he grows up among the Rio Salado youths, with whom he becomes friends.
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My King
2015 · Directed by Maïwenn · 125 min7.1
Why you'll like itAlso a French drama
Tony is admitted to a rehabilitation center after a serious ski accident. Dependent on the medical staff and pain relievers, she takes time to look back on a turbulent relationship that she experienced with Georgio.
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A Nos Amours
1983 · Directed by Maurice Pialat · 102 min6.8
Why you'll like itAlso a French drama · From the same decade (1980s)
Fifteen-year-old Suzanne seeks refuge from a disintegrating family in a series of impulsive, promiscuous affairs. Her fulsome sexuality further ratchets up the suppressed passions of her narcissistic brother, insecure…
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My First Time
2012 · Directed by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar · 95 min6.6
Why you'll like itAlso a French drama
Zachary is 20 years old. Dark and independent, he collects amorous conquests and school failure. Sarah is 18 years old. First class, fragile, she fills her emotional gaps with perfect control of his life.
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Love Affair(s)
2020 · Directed by Emmanuel Mouret · 122 min6.3
Why you'll like itAlso a French drama
Vacations in the French countryside. Daphne, three months pregnant, finds herself alone to welcome Maxime, her boyfriend François’ cousin. François had to leave in a hurry for Paris to cover for a sick colleague.
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Life in a Year
2020 · Directed by Mitja Okorn · 107 min8.2
Why you'll like itAlso drama and romance
A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left.