Overview
A profound exploration of love's resilience in the face of adversity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- tender
- witty
- melancholic
- quiet evening
- reflective weekend
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a heartrending, restrained relationship drama elevated by the strong performances of Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Joan's breast cancer treatment is presented through the couple's everyday conversations, appointments, irritations, and gestures of care.
Tom and Joan's many years of marriage shape the film's tenderness, humor, and occasional temper flare-ups.
Tom and Joan must confront treatment, uncertainty, and the possibility of life changing permanently after Joan's diagnosis.
The film focuses on believable everyday behavior and the lived texture of a long marriage during medical treatment.
Films like Ordinary Love, and why
Amour
shared intimate relationship drama, understated humor, and emotional realism around illness and mortality
45 Years
shared mature romance, domestic tenderness, and restrained treatment of caregiving and loss
The Farewell
shared grounded couple-centered drama, conversational intimacy, and bittersweet emotional stakes
Movie Details
- Directors
- Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn
- Release Date
- 2019-12-06
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (163)
Cast
- Liam Neeson
- Lesley Manville
- David Wilmot
- Amit Shah
- Lalor Roddy
- Stella McCusker
- Melanie Clark Pullen
- Desmond Edwards
- Maggie Cronin
- Geraldine McAlinden
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Ordinary Love about?
- A long-married couple confronts breast cancer with tenderness, humor, irritation, and an unspoken fear of losing the life they share.
- What is Ordinary Love like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ordinary Love as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Ordinary Love violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Ordinary Love.
- What did critics think of Ordinary Love?
- Critics broadly found the film a heartrending, restrained relationship drama elevated by the strong performances of Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson.
- Which films are like Ordinary Love?
- Films with a similar feel include Amour, 45 Years, and The Farewell.
- How long is Ordinary Love?
- Ordinary Love runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch Ordinary Love?
- In United States, Ordinary Love is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
