Simple man movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant simple man movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, emotional, semi serious, touching and clever films and TV shows about / with simple man, friendship, friends, husband wife relationship, fight, misfit, society, dishonesty, family relations and flashback plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, France, Italy and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as simple man: Forrest Gump (1994), The Given Word (1962), Dahoam is Dahoam (2007), Sealed with a Kiss (1999), Stroszek (1977), The Sucker (1965), Garage (2007), Banana Joe (1982), Dashing in December (2020), American Sniper (2014).

List of simple man movies

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 8.8
 2.2M
Forrest Gump (1994)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story: A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events - in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. Yet, despite all the things he has attained, his one true love eludes ...
Style: inspirational, touching, feel good, sentimental, uplifting ...
Audience: date night, kids, chick flick, girls' night, family outing ...
Plot: life & death, philosophy, life philosophy, mentally challenged, destiny, love, rise to the top, human spirit, selflessness, storytelling, life, journey ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 70s, 50s, 1950s ...
Place: usa, washington d.c., vietnam, china, alabama ...
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The Given Word (1962)
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Zé is a very poor man from the Brazilian countryside. His most prized possession is his donkey. When his donkey falls terminally ill, Zé makes a promise to Saint Bárbara: If his donkey recovers, he will carry a cross - like Jesus - all the way ...
Style: anthropological, spiritual, realistic, serious, bleak ...
Plot: religion, priest, catholic, catholic church, spirit, journalism, spirituality, prostitution, church, simple man, class struggle, once promising ...
Time: year 1962, 60s, 20th century
Place: brazil, northeast brazil, latin america
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Dahoam is Dahoam (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: Dahoam is Dahoam is a German television series. The soap opera concerns the lives of the residents of the fictitious village of Lansing in Upper Bavaria. The characters speak the Bavarian dialect.
Style: emotional, atmospheric, light, captivating, soap opera ...
Plot: village, family relations, social relations, society, village life, rivalry, couples, everyday life, friendship, boredom, simple man, parents and children ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany, bavaria
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Sealed with a Kiss (1999)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Hong Kong filmmaker Derek Chiu directs this quiet romance that recalls the gentle style of Francois Truffaut. Young and attractive Mandy (Yo Yo Mung) flees the hustle of Hong Kong proper and a failed relationship for the bucolic quiet of Peng Chau, ...
Plot: mute, simple man, unspoken love, love, sign language, island, love letter, male female friendship, tomboy, tough girl, tragic love, fight ...
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 7.7
 15K
Stroszek (1977)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Bruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer expectations: with a glockenspiel and an accordion, he ekes out a living as a street musician. He befriends Eva, a prostitute down on her luck and they ...
Style: road movie, surreal, dark, depressing, dark comedy ...
Plot: immigrant, surrealism, insanity, on the road, loser, bittersweet, culture clash, american dream, misfit, self discovery, pimp, art ...
Time: year 1977, 70s, 20th century, year 1976
Place: germany, wisconsin, new york, west germany, europe ...
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 7.3
 8K
The Sucker (1965)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Italy, Spain
Duration: 111 min.
Story: In this Frenco-Italian gangster parody, a shop keeper on his way to an Italian holiday suffers a crash which totals his car. The culprit can only compensate his ruined trip by driving an American friends car from Napels to Bordeaux, but as it ...
Style: road movie, semi serious, humorous, realistic, funny ...
Audience: kids
Plot: car chase, anti hero, hitchhiker, gangster, odd couple, dishonesty, partner, disorder, drug dealing, criminal heroes, chase, unlikely criminals ...
Time: 60s
Place: france, paris france, naples italy, rome italy, southern italy ...
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 7.1
 3K
Garage (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A tragicomedy set in the world of gas stations in rural Ireland, where over-diligent employee of the garage searches for intimacy during the course of a life-changing summer.
Style: realistic, psychological, melancholic, thought provoking, bleak ...
Plot: small town, society, friendship, social relations, misfit, angst, village, loneliness, friends, coming of age, village life, teenage life ...
Place: ireland, europe
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 6.3
 9K
Banana Joe (1982)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Bud Spencer plays Banana Joe, a brawny yet friendly man who lives in a small rainforest village called Amantido with a huge number of his own children and regularly delivers bananas to a South American river port (hence his name). One day, the ...
Style: humorous, slapstick, realistic, semi serious, slapstick comedy
Plot: good versus evil, humour, fish out of water, simple man, bouncer, aggression, mob boss, gangster, supportive spouse, rise to the top, dishonesty, misfit ...
Time: 80s
Place: latin america
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Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: When a peaceful colony on the edge of the galaxy finds itself threatened by the armies of the tyrannical Regent Balisarius, they dispatch Kora, a young woman with a mysterious past, to seek out warriors from neighboring planets to help them take a ...
Style: psychotronic, epic fantasy, epic
Audience: adult
Plot: male nudity, violence, bare chested male, female warrior, distopia, planet, asian woman, heroine, murder, fight, space wars, space adventure ...
Time: future
Place: space western
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Dashing in December (2020)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: When Wyatt returns home for the holidays to try to convince his mom to sell their family ranch, an unexpected romance with handsome ranch hand Heath may throw off his plans.
Style: sincere, psychological, tense, contemplative, touching ...
Plot: christmas, gay, gay romance, gay relationship, gay couple, ranch, gay lead character, happy ending, opposites attract, christmas season, fall in love, friends ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: colorado, manhattan new york city
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 7.3
 525K
American Sniper (2014)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history. His pinpoint accuracy not only saves countless lives but also makes him a prime target of insurgents. ...
Style: factual, emotional, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: war, iraq war, sniper, military, soldier, violence, navy seal, assassin, american soldier, battles, biopic, middle east conflict ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 90s, 2000s, september 11 2001 ...
Place: iraq, middle east, california, usa, texas
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Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A reporter and a promiscuous young woman try to solve a series of child killings in a remote southern Italian town that's rife with superstition and distrust of outsiders.
Style: psychological, slasher, scary, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot: murder, psychopath, serial killer, police investigation, journalism, obsession, amateur detective, small town, mind game, mysterious character, uncover truth, death ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: italy, southern italy, europe, milan italy
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 8.6
 1.4M
The Green Mile (1999)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 189 min.
Story: A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cellblock's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, ...
Style: touching, emotional, sentimental, heartbreaking, sad ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, date night, family friendly, adult
Plot: prison, death penalty, stephen king, death row, magic realism, supernatural, convict, false accusation, electric chair, life & death, life philosophy, psychic ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, 90s, year 1999, year 1935
Place: usa, southern usa, louisiana, america, persia
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 5.3
 1K
Superstar (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 112 min.
Story: An average guy who works in a recycling plant wakes up one morning to discover that he's become inexplicably famous.
Style: satirical, cynical, tragicomedy, psychological, thought provoking ...
Plot: love hate relationship, life turned upside down, media, media satire, disorder, price of fame, celebrity, fame, fish out of water, internet, television, media circus ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: france, paris france
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Cardboard Boxer (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A homeless man is recruited by a bunch of rich kids to fight other impoverished people.
Style: disturbing, rough, suspenseful, tense, bleak ...
Plot: african american, homeless, streetfighting, fight, death of friend, war veteran, little girl, exploitation, dog, homelessness, prostitute, hospital ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 6.5
 3K
Tony Rome (1967)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Tony Rome, a tough Miami PI living on a houseboat, is hired by a local millionaire to find jewelry stolen from his daughter, and in the process has several encounters with local hoods as well as the Miami Beach PD.
Style: detective, neo noir, noir, retro, thrilling ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: private detective, private investigator, murder, deep south, sea, mysticism, prostitute, beach, investigation, redheaded woman, boat, violent content ...
Time: year 1967, 60s
Place: miami, florida, usa, miami beach
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 5.3
 150K
Rocky V (1990)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A lifetime of taking shots has ended Rocky's career, and a crooked accountant has left him broke. Inspired by the memory of his trainer, however, Rocky finds glory in training and takes on an up-and-coming boxer.
Style: inspirational, realistic, serious, action packed, saga ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, teens, family outing
Plot: boxing, boxer, fight, gym, betrayal, underdog, rocky, bullying, coach, champion, training, fight scenes ...
Time: 80s, 90s, 20th century
Place: philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, madison square garden manhattan new york city
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Best Laid Plans (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story: David Blair directs this powerful British Drama, loosely inspired by John Steinbeck's novel 'Of Mice and Men'. Set in Nottingham, the film revolves around the relationship between the thuggish Danny (Stephen Graham) and Joseph ...
Style: emotional, serious, touching, rough, social ...
Plot: friendship, underground fighting, odd couple, misfit, human nature, money problems, mental disorder, stoner, rottweiler, best friend, violent content, sexual content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
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 7.2
 171
Rautatie (1973)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Matti and Liisa are two farmers who become curious to see the first railroads in Lapinlahti, Finland.
Plot: train, railroad, rural setting, train station, married couple, drunk, farmer, train travel, summer, simple man, rain, winter ...
Place: finland
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 7.1
 493
Matthew's Days (1968)
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A man who is socially inept and out of touch with the world lives with his sister in a small farmhouse. The overly sensitive man lives off his hard-working sibling, taking odd jobs as he gets them to secure his meager earnings. When he brings home a ...
Plot: magic realism, nature, socially awkward, house, peace, stranger, man child, nightmare, loneliness, parable, brother sister relationship, countryside ...
Place: poland
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 5.9
 373
Night Slaves (1970)
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story: A man and his wife stumble upon a town whose inhabitants turn into zombies and head for the edge of town every night... he seems to be the only one unaffected. What is happening to the townsfolk? Who is the mysterious young women he keeps seeing? ...
Style: psychotronic, mysterious, spooky
Plot: alien, alien disguised as human, alien invasion, zombie, slavery, ufo, disguise, alien possession, slave, mind control, slave labor, hypnosis ...
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Late for Dinner (1991)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Two young men, one in need of medical attention, are cryogenically frozen in the early 1960s. The two are preoccupied with the fact that the police are pursuing them to realise what they are doing. The next thing they know is that they are in a ...
Style: semi serious, offbeat, humorous, independent film
Audience: kids
Plot: afterlife, time travel, dystopia, fugitive, gays and lesbians, buddies, fugitives, love and romance, on the run, misfit, friends, disorder ...
Time: year 1991, 60s, 20th century, 90s
Place: los angeles, usa
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Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Set in the mythical world of Rhymeland, Gorden Goose returns home to discover that his mom has mysteriously vanished. Now the characters of Rhymeland are in danger of disappearing unless Mother Goose returns.
Style: mysterious, semi serious, feel good, humorous, stylized ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: magical, kidnapping, friends, heroes, danger, imaginary, escapades, parents and children, imaginary kingdom, disco, legends and myths, r&b ...
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 7.8
 6K
Marvellous (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Dramatisation of the true story of the life of Neil "Nello" Baldwin. Born with a mild learning disability but without the burden of social embarrassment & how his inexhaustible ability to see the good in any situation overcame any ...
Style: uplifting, touching, serious, sentimental, feel good ...
Plot: human spirit, disability, hopes, society, sport team, clergy, football, soccer, friendship, death of mother, mascot, clown ...
Time: 20th century
Place: england
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Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, War
Country: Czech Republic, UK, France, Italy, Russia
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Set in a small Ukrainian village during the outbreak of war with Germany in 1941 Private Chonkin, not overly endowed with intelligence, is left to guard a downed military aircraft. The authorities appear to have forgotten about him so this leaves ...
Style: low brow humor
Plot: world war two, simple man, satire, male female relationship, stalinism, josef stalin, police officer, farm, arrest, sadist, letter, soldier ...
Time: 1940s, year 1941
Place: balkan
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 8.2
 1.2M
The Truman Show (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Truman Burbank is the star of "The Truman Show", a 24-hour-a-day "reality" TV show that broadcasts every aspect of his life -- live and in color -- without his knowledge. His entire life has been an unending soap opera for ...
Style: philosophical, thought provoking, psychological, surreal, touching ...
Audience: teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot: self discovery, simulated reality, alternate reality, freedom, video surveillance, small town, fictional reality show, hidden camera, utopia, dystopia, paranoia, god complex ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1998, future
Place: florida, persia, america, usa
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The Twilight Samurai (2002)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects seem to open up when the ...
Style: tense, emotional, realistic, atmospheric, sincere ...
Plot: samurai, sword fight, feudal japan, poverty, love, friendship, medieval, character study, tragedy, visceral, love story, assassination ...
Time: 19th century, 2000s, year 2002, y2k, 1800s
Place: japan, east asia, asia
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Scream of the Ants (2006)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Iran, France, India
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A girl believing in God marries an atheist, who is consumed by doubt. They decide to spend their honeymoon in India...
Style: art house, islamic
Plot: feminist, relationships, spirituality, meaning of life, atheism, iranian, simple man, husband wife relationship, god, journey, pilgrimage, female nudity ...
Place: iran, india, middle east
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 7.3
 230K
Rocky II (1979)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and move on. Rocky settles down with Adrian but can't put his life together outside the ring, while Creed seeks a rematch to restore his reputation. ...
Style: inspirational, rough, sincere, feel good, captivating ...
Audience: manly, family outing, teens, boys' night
Plot: boxing, boxer, fight, underdog, bodybuilding, rocky, brutality, violence, training, world champion, championship, comeback ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa
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 6.1
 45K
Edtv (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network.
Style: humorous, entertaining, satirical, light, funny ...
Audience: date night
Plot: fictional reality show, television, surveillance, satire, fish out of water, audition, life philosophy, happy ending, misfit, human nature, love and romance, showbiz ...
Time: 20th century, year 1999, 90s
Place: san francisco, usa, california
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