Ordinary Love

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Ordinary Love

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2020

1h 31m

Drama

Romance

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Joan and Tom have been married for many years. An everyday couple with a remarkable love, there is an ease to their relationship which only comes from spending a lifetime together. When Joan is diagnosed with breast cancer, the course of her treatment shines a light on their enduring devotion as they find the humor and grace to survive a year of adversity.

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Critics Consensus

Led by strong performances from Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson, Ordinary Love wrings heartrending drama out of one couple's medical travails.

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Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

Feb 20, 2021

3.5/4

A lovely, understated thing.

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Joseph Walsh

Time Out

Feb 20, 2021

4/5

Don't expect dramatic fireworks - very little happens narratively - but prepare for this quiet film to tiptoe into your heart.

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

Feb 20, 2021

1/4

I hated this film. I hated every minute of it, and at times it even made me angry.

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Brittany Patrice Witherspoon

Pop Culture Reviews

Jul 14, 2024

4.5/5

The film has a way of showing how even the fight for survival can be beautiful when you have love to see it through.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 24, 2022

3/5

“Ordinary Love” stays afloat thanks to Manville and Neeson, two seasoned actors with great emotional resonance and a natural chemistry.

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Sean P. Means

The Movie Cricket

Feb 20, 2021

3/4

"Ordinary Love" bears, in many ways, the most accurate movie title of all time - because it gently and precisely chronicles a year of crisis in the life of a most ordinary married couple.

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Reuben M

Mar 18, 2020

A quietly beautiful story about life as a Baby Boomer aged couple navigating getting older together and remaining strong for each other during and after some most daunting challenges. Millennials may find it a bit tedious and hard to relate, but at the same time they may see their parents in this movie.

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alan k

Feb 16, 2020

Touching realistic story about the impact of cancer upon one couple

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Tony H

@Hatari Jan 27, 2026

Ordinary Love is amazing in the way it grabs you and makes you care for the couple dealing with cancer. It is sad and harrowing, but you will be glad you saw it.

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Anonymous D

@RT31350931 Mar 2, 2023

Boring and not particularly insightful.

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Kyle M

@RT77296778 Feb 14, 2023

Some, or most, may not get attached over the slow pacing with nothing being much eventful. Either treat the film as a showcase or a romantic display of realism over relatable discourses to boot with occasional unspoken meanings. With a simple title rightfully described, it's correct to assume there's more in poetic senses and matched by resonating performances from Neeson and Manville's chemistry. After watching the film, it's a nice picture that displays love being casually strong when going through hardships. (B)

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RoRoh

@RT68855853 Feb 5, 2023

EXCELLENT! This is a beautiful love story which happens to very few. A story about real love.

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Synopsis

Joan and Tom have been married for many years. An everyday couple with a remarkable love, there is an ease to their relationship which only comes from spending a lifetime together. When Joan is diagnosed with breast cancer, the course of her treatment shines a light on their enduring devotion as they find the humor and grace to survive a year of adversity.

Director: Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn
Producer: Brian J. Falconer, David Holmes, Piers Tempest
Screenwriter: Owen McCafferty
Distributor: Bleecker Street Media
Production Co: Head Gear Films, Canderblinks Films , Out of Orbit
Rating: R (Brief Sexuality/Nudity)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 14, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 5, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $321.4K
Runtime: 1h 31m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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