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

Sergio
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ordinary People for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Brazilian Sérgio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most tr...

Hungry Hearts
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ordinary People for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance....

True Colors
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ordinary People for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Two law school friends find themselves at odds when one becomes a Justice Department lawyer and the other goes into politics....

Eleanor the Great
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ordinary People for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades....

Alex of Venice
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ordinary People for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing father and household all by hers...

Mindwalk
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ordinary People for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
On the French island of Mont Saint-Michel, Jack, a failed presidential candidate, Tom, his ex-speechwriter and Sonia, a physicist, engage in an intellectual conversation about poli...