The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn, is a 1999 American television film aired on May 9, 1999 on CBS.

It stars Sidney Poitier as the eponymous rural Georgia skilled carpenter, who lives alone without electricity and seems frozen in time.

George Newbern played a developer trying to force Dearborn off his land.

He tries to enlist the help of his psychologist girlfriend (Mary-Louise Parker), a move which backfires badly.

[1] For her performance, Dianne Wiest was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Miniseries or a Movie.