Movies Like The Ordinaries

If you liked The Ordinaries (2023), a comedy and fantasy movie directed by Sophie Linnenbaum, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Barbie (2023)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and fantasy
Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living…
2
The Trouble with Angels (1966)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
Mary and her friend, Rachel, are new students at St. Francis Academy, a boarding school run by the iron fist of Mother Superior. The immature teens grow bored and begin playing pranks on both the unsuspecting nuns and…
3
Nativity! (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
Paul, charged with directing his school's Nativity play, falsely boasts that his ex-girlfriend plans to turn the production into a film.
4
Son of Rambow (2007)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
Will is looking for an escape from his family when he encounters Lee, the school bully. Armed with a video camera and a copy of Rambo, Lee plans to make his own action-packed video epic.
5
Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy
Franklin is new to town and hoping to make friends, but his usual tactics don't work on the Peanuts gang. When the Soap Box Derby arrives, he's sure it's a chance to impress new pals and teams up with the only other…
6
A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and fantasy
A contemporary musical version of the classic Cinderella story in which the servant step daughter hope to compete in a musical competition for a famous pop star.
7
Matilda (1996)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and fantasy
Matilda Wormwood is an brilliant and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, her parents, Harry and Zinnia, fail to see that fact. As time passes, she finally starts school and has a kind teacher, loyal friends, and a…
8
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy and comedy
Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on magical, musical adventures.
9
The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
★ 6.3/10Also fantasy and comedy
An eccentric millionaire and his grandchildren are embroiled in the plights of some forest gnomes who are searching for the rest of their tribe. While helping them, the millionaire is suspected of being crazy because…
10
The Wild Chicks and Life (2009)
★ 6/10Also comedy
The Wild Chicks are slowly growing out of their youthful gang years and have to face the worries of growing up on the sidelines of a big class trip before graduation.
11
Spa Weekend (2026)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
Four lifelong friends realize that somewhere between careers, relationships, families, and everyday responsibilities, they’ve forgotten how to take care of themselves and each other. Burned out and overdue for a break…
12
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Legend of Everfree (2016)
★ 7.5/10Also fantasy and comedy
When Canterlot Highschool goes on a trip to Camp Everfree, they’re surprised to find a magical force is causing strange things to happen around camp. With the help of the Mane 6 and especially Sunset Shimmer, Twilight…
13
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls (2004)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and fantasy
Poor Bibi - due to her bad marks in maths she has to spend the whole summer in the boarding school of Altenberg to scrape through a series of exams - otherwise she'd stay down in school, being forced to repeat the…
14
Turning Red (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and fantasy
Thirteen-year-old Mei is experiencing the awkwardness of being a teenager with a twist – when she gets too excited, she transforms into a giant red panda.
15
Arlo the Alligator Boy (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
Upon learning that he is from New York City, a wide-eyed boy, who is half human and half alligator, decides to leave his sheltered life in the swamp and search for his long lost father. A musical adventure.
16
Chaos Walking (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy
Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.
17
Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
Josie, Melody and Val are three small-town girl musicians determined to take their rock band out of their garage and straight to the top, while remaining true to their look, style and sound. They get a record deal…
18
Harvey (1950)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and fantasy
The story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit taking the form of a human-sized rabbit named Harvey that only he sees (and a few privileged others on occasion also.) After his sister tries to commit him to…
19
The Wiz (1978)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy
Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
20
Come Away (2020)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasy
Before Alice went to Wonderland, and before Peter became Pan, they were brother and sister. When their eldest brother dies in a tragic accident, they each seek to save their parents from their downward spirals of…