Is Simple Simon violent?

Barely. Less violent than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Simple Simon scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Simple Simon easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Simple Simon end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Simple Simon

Name: Simple Simon
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2010
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Bill Skarsgård, Martin Wallström, Cecilia Forss, Sofie Hamilton, Susanne Thorson

There are no feelings in outer space.

Directed by Andreas Öhman

Produced by Naive Film, Filmlance International

201085 min7.2 / 10

A warmly comedic yet tender small-town story about a neurodivergent young man learning to navigate relationships and change through his misguided but well-meaning efforts to fix his brother's love life.

Simon has Asperger's syndrome and doesn't like changes in his life. He lives with his big brother Sam and Sam's girlfriend Frida. When Frida can't stand having to adapt to Simon's peculiarities anymore she takes off, leaving Simon with having to find a new, perfect, girlfriend for his brother.

Clusters

Dysfunctional Marriage Stories Realistic Romance Stories Feel-Good Homecoming Stories Second Chance Romance Urban and Small-Town Settings

Genres

Comedy Drama

Keywords

Small Town Sibling Relationship Girlfriend Asperger's Syndrome

Questions people ask

Is Simple Simon violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is Simple Simon scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is Simple Simon easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Does Simple Simon end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.
Is Simple Simon sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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