
10 Best Movies Like Ordinary People
If you loved Ordinary People, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Ace
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ordinary People for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Asso (Ace), the best poker-player in town, was killed in his wedding night, because he won too much against a bad loser. In the "final" game in heaven the clerk on duty also lost, ...

The New Life of Paul Sneijder
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ordinary People for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Following a rare accident, Paul Sneijder opened his eyes to the reality of his life as a "senior manager" in Montreal: his work no longer interested him, his wife annoyed him and d...

The Incident
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ordinary People for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Two hoodlums terrorize the passengers of a late-night New York City subway train....

Niagara, Niagara
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ordinary People for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
An outsider and a young woman plagued by Tourette's syndrome meet and together journey to Canada....

The Fifth Day of Peace
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ordinary People for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Based on a true story. Near the end of World War II, two German deserters are put in an Allied POW camp. When a rigid and militaristic German colonel learns about their desertion, ...

Adrenaline Drive
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ordinary People for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
A gas leak explosion at a yakuza hideout provides a shy nurse and a rental car clerk with the opportunity to take a briefcase full of money. A cross-country chase ensues....