Simple Things

2007

Action / Comedy / Drama

2
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 696 696

Plot summary

In order to secure the position of Head of Pediatrics at a top Chicago hospital, a young, highly accomplished, pediatrician agrees to spend a summer setting up a clinic in a small town in the North Carolina mountains. Clashing against the ways of the small community he is forced to deal with the recent loss of his wife while reconnecting with his 9 year old son, and learning a different pace of life.

Director

Andrew C. Erin Photo
Andrew C. Erin

Top cast

Joshua Leonard Photo
Joshua Leonard as Darryl
David Schifter Photo
David Schifter as Dr. Olson Edwards
Amber Benson Photo
Amber Benson as Sally
Mickey Jones Photo
Mickey Jones as Stan Slyder
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941.4 MB
1280*544
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
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1.71 GB
1920*816
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by wilsonrd

Lets be positive

To the critic that was bothered by the way the mountain people were depicted in the movie "Simple Things". I am also from the area in which the movie was filmed. I guess that you need reminding that the people there are smart enough to know that this is a fictional movie and to not take things so seriously. Mountain people, for the most part, are just proud enough to not worry what the rest of the world thinks of them, because they know whom and of what character they are. I know many people there that are truly excited about movies being shot in their back yard. My family is proud of it and would like for others around the U.S. to see our countryside. For the plot not being so believable, that's the sole reason we make movies. Not too often is reality exciting. I cant wait to see the movie.
Reviewed by wrightz 1 / 10

A city doctor comes to the North Carolina Mountains for a temporary assignment

The acting is for the most part terrible. The story is totally improbable -- that a doctor would be sent to a small town to get over the death of his wife is unlikely. That he would agree to go without making any plans for what his son will do is hardly believable. But most of all, the depiction of the mountain people in North Carolina is deplorable -- good hard-working friendly people are presented as suspicious, stupid and crude. Just because some of the people here are not highly educated does not make them hill-billy rubes. The people here respect and honor the natural beauty of these mountains. Ahtough this was filmed in my beautiful community, I can't believe the writer of this story ever set foot in the mountains.
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