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Movies like Simply Black (2020)

The best movies like Simply Black (2020) are Delete History (2020), Starving Generation (2018) and Keep an Eye Out (2018). If Simply Black hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Delete History (2020)

    In a provincial suburb, three neighbours come to terms with the consequences of the new world of social media. Marie, who lives off her husband’s family allowance, is afraid of losing her son’s respect because of a sex tape. Bertrand can’t say no to advertising calls and is fighting to protect his daughter, who is being bullied online. Christine, after losing everything because of her addiction to TV series, wonders why her rating as an Uber driver is not taking off. These three lone fighters are incapable of finding a solution to their problems on their own — until they join forces to declare war on the tech giants.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

  2. Starving Generation (2018)

    At 21, Zoe is sick and tired of everyone taking her for granted, just because she’s young. She dreams of a day when all millennials go on strike, so that people finally recognize their true value.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

  3. Keep an Eye Out (2018)

    Louis just found the corpse of a man in front of his apartment building. Taken in for custody by Captain Buron, he finds himself on the wrong end of a surreal interrogation. But how can you prove you are innocent when the cops are crazy?

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

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  4. A Difficult Year (2023)

    Compulsive spenders Albert and Bruno are in debt up to their necks. While seeking help from community workers to get their lives back on track, they run into a group of young green activists. Lured by the free beer and snacks rather than by the ideals of eco-activists, Albert and Bruno find themselves joining the movement without much conviction.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

  5. Les Misérables (2019)

    Stéphane has recently joined the Anti-Crime Squad in Montfermeil, in the suburbs of Paris, France, where Victor Hugo set his famed novel “Les Miserables”. Alongside his new colleagues Chris and Gwada – both experienced members of the team – he quickly discovers tensions running high between local gangs. When the trio finds themselves overrun during the course of an arrest, a drone captures the encounter, threatening to expose the reality of everyday life.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both

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  6. Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï (2022)

    Imagine a world where the worst behaviour you could ever have is to forget your store's loyalty card in your other trousers...that's what happens to Adrien. This serious misconduct forces him to go into hiding, as both police and media hunt him down.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

  7. Get Well Soon (2014)

    After an accident, Pierre, a sixty years old grumpy man, ends up stuck on an hospital bed with a cast. While Pierre dreams of silence and solitude with his strong character, the whole world seems to invite himself to his hospital bed. Powerless, he has to support the daily visits of doctors,nurse and hospital staff then his closes including his brother Herve. Visits after visits, funny or touching, Pierre starts to reconsider some people and reexamine his environment. And after all, his stay becomes a second chance ...

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

  8. Five (2016)

    A young man paying the rent for himself and his lifelong friends ends up flat-broke and resorts to selling marijuana to pay the bills – only to get caught up in the dangerous world of drugs.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

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  9. Going to Brazil (2017)

    Four childhood friends are reunited at a wedding in Rio. But when they accidentally kill a young man during a party that gets out of hand, they are forced to flee the city in a crazy adventure.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

  10. One Night in Paris (2021)

    Mixing sketches with rapid-fire sets, this special brings together top comedians from France's stand-up scene as they explore life during the pandemic.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

  11. C'est la vie! (2017)

    Max is a battle-weary veteran of the wedding-planning racket. His latest — and last — gig is a hell of a fête, involving stuffy period costumes for the caterers, a vain, hyper- sensitive singer who thinks he's a Gallic James Brown, and a morose, micromanaging groom determined to make Max's night as miserable as possible. But what makes the affair too bitter to endure is that Max's colleague and ostensible girlfriend, Joisette, seems to have written him off, coolly going about her professional duties while openly flirting with a much younger server. It's going to be a very long night… especially once the groom's aerial serenade gets underway.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

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  12. Le Crocodile du Botswanga (2014)

    Leslie Konda young talented French footballer spotted in his teens by Didier , a small-scale agent who was able to take under his wing , has signed its first contract striker in a large Spanish club . At the same time, his growing reputation and its origins Botswanga , small, poor state of Central Africa, earned him an invitation by the President of the Republic in person Babimbi Bobo , a football enthusiast, freshly installed in power after a coup military state. Leslie therefore went for the first time in the country of his ancestors accompanied by Didier to be decorated by the President Bobo which quickly turns out, despite his great humanist discourse be a megalomaniac and paranoid dictator under the bad influence of his wife .dropoff window Hardly have they landed Bobo enters into a sordid deal with Didier put pressure on his player so that it plays for the national team : Crocodiles of Botswanga ...

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

  13. We Need Your Vote (2018)

    Arnaud, a 25-year-old man, enters the campaign team of a candidate for the French presidential election as assistant to the Director of communication. While discovering the techniques, intricacies and rivalries of the electoral campaign, he will feel fascination for this world, as well as for its attractive director, Agnès.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

  14. The African Doctor (2016)

    1975. When Seyolo Zantoko, a doctor from the Congo who has managed, along with his family, to flee tyranny, is hired by the mayor of a small town in northern France, he begins a struggle to adapt to a new life and gain the trust of the prejudiced villagers.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

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  15. Comment c'est loin (2015)

    After ten years of doing nothing, Orel and Gringe are in their mid 30s and they struggle to finish their first rap album. Their texts are mostly sex jokes and booze stories and reflect the everyday life they have in a small town from France. The problem is that they never really finished a song and when their producers want to meet, they have to face a new challenge : finish their first song in the next 24h. Their old issues, the fear of failure, their alcoholic friends and annoying girlfriends won't help them to do so, or will they ?

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

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  16. The Lion (2020)

    A psychiatric hospital patient pretends to be crazy. In charge of caring for this patient, a caregiver will begin to doubt the mental state of his "protégé".

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

  17. Vive la France (2013)

    Muzafar and Feruz are two easy going shepherds from Taboulistan, a tiny country in Asia that is unknown to the rest of the world. To alert the world to his country’s existence, the son of Taboulistan’s president decides to instigate a program of publicity terrorism. To that end, he recruits our two naive shepherds, their mission: to destroy the Eiffel Tower! But the France that Muzafar and Feruz discover is far from what they had expected...

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

  18. Stuck Together (2021)

    Seven families live in the Parisian apartment building at 8, Rue de l’Humanite - and they didn’t escape to the countryside at the arrival of the coronavirus. Three months of life under lockdown will reveal the best and worst of these neighbours.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

  19. 15 Ways to Kill Your Neighbour (2022)

    Drinking, dancing and... killing me. It's the new life my neighbour Jose has decided to live. What better way to escape boredom than coming to kill me every thursday? His wife, Lucie, prefers to go to a shrink. To each their own therapy.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

  20. The Piano Accident (2025)

    Social media sensation Magalie, known for posting shocking content, suffers a serious accident while filming one of her videos. She retreats to the mountains, accompanied by her assistant. Her peace is disrupted when a journalist begins blackmailing her.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

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  21. Lewis Black: Black to the Future (2016)

    Lewis Black taps into his signature outrage and frustration as he tackles the economy, local government, and the 2016 Presidential election.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

  22. Les Municipaux, ces héros (2018)

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

  23. Jacky in the Kingdom of Women (2014)

    In a country where women are in charge, a man goes to unusual lengths to make his dream of marrying the daughter of a military leader come true.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

  24. Samba (2014)

    Samba migrated to France 10 years ago from Senegal, and has since been plugging away at various lowly jobs. Alice is a senior executive who has recently undergone a burnout. Both struggle to get out of their dead-end lives. Samba's willing to do whatever it takes to get working papers, while Alice tries to get her life back on track until fate draws them together.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

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  25. A Crime in Paradise (2001)

    In the 1980 French countryside, farmer Jojo and his ill-tempered wife Lulu hate each other, though their respective interests speak against divorce. The only thing that keeps the oppressed Jojo from murder is the threat of the guillotine...

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

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  26. L'Esprit de famille (2020)

    A writer must face the sudden death of his father, but after the burial, the latter reappears to him. He will have to learn to live with this facetious companion, but difficult to explain the situation to his family, because he is the only one who can see him. This disturbing presence will create an earthquake in the family.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

  27. Play (2019)

    In 1993, Max was 13 when he was offered his first camera. For 25 years he will not stop filming. The bunch of friends, the loves, the successes, the failures. From the 90s to the 2010s, it is the portrait of a whole generation that is emerging through its objective.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

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  28. Fary Is the New Black (2018)

    Armed with sly wit, a fresh outlook and plenty of style, French comedy star Fary veers from dating to stereotypes and beyond in this exclusive special.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

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  29. Flashback (2021)

    A female lawyer travels back in time and crosses paths with other women in history who fought for women's rights.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy

  30. Comédie-Française (2026)

    At the Comédie-Française, there is one golden rule: the play is never canceled. Unfortunately for Nina, everything else is—just three hours before the premiere of her first staging. An actor is stuck on a train, tensions explode, equipment breaks down, egos clash, and panic sets in. With no way out and time slipping away, Nina must hold the show together at all costs. Will she make it until the curtain rises?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Simply Black?

The closest matches to Simply Black are Delete History (2020), Starving Generation (2018) and Keep an Eye Out (2018). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Simply Black?

People who watched Simply Black most often go on to Delete History (2020), Starving Generation (2018) and Keep an Eye Out (2018).

What is the highest-rated movie like Simply Black?

Les Misérables (2019), rated 7.6/10 by 1,647 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Simply Black?

Comédie-Française (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there French movies like Simply Black?

Yes: Delete History (2020), Starving Generation (2018) and Keep an Eye Out (2018).

How are movies similar to Simply Black chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Simply Black, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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