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10 Best Movies Like To Be Ordinary

If you loved To Be Ordinary, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Einstein and Einstein

Einstein and Einstein

2018★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to To Be Ordinary for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A 13-year-old girl deals with the issues brought about by her family's high-priced son....

#2
The Secret of the Magic Gourd

The Secret of the Magic Gourd

2007★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to To Be Ordinary for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When schoolboy Wang Bao discovers a magical gourd that can instantly grant his every wish, the awkward child suddenly becomes a hero amongst his curious classmates. When the gourd...

#3
Greyfriars Bobby

Greyfriars Bobby

1961★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to To Be Ordinary for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In Scotland 1865, An old shepherd and his little Skye terrier go to Edinburgh. But when the shepherd dies of pneumonia, the dog remains faithful to his master, refuses to be adopte...

#4
The Stray

The Stray

2017★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to To Be Ordinary for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A young father takes his nine year old son, the family dog, and two of his son's friends backpacking in the mountains of Colorado only for all five of them to be struck by lightnin...

#5
Remember

Remember

2015★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to To Be Ordinary for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family....

#6
Time Is Up

Time Is Up

2021★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to To Be Ordinary for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Vivien, an accomplished student with a passion for physics, and Roy, a troubled young man, are involved in an accident that forces them to reclaim their lives one minute at the tim...

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