Ordinary World

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lee Kirk directs. Scott Miller behind the camera. Dickon Hinchliffe scores. Stephen Haren cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
• 2Released 10 years ago.
• 3Directed by Lee Kirk, shot by Scott Miller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 4Original score by Dickon Hinchliffe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 5Editor Stephen Haren shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 6Billie Joe Armstrong and Fred Armisen and Judy Greer carry the top of the cast.
• 7Marketing tagline: "It's time to face the music".
• 8IMDB entry: tt4189494 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 9Only 99 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography

Scott Miller

Original score

Dickon Hinchliffe

Editing

Stephen Haren

Production design

Elizabeth Jones

Costume design

Meghan Kasperlik

Makeup / hair

Jackie Risotto

Sound

Josh Berger

Runtime

86 min · 1h 26m

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

NR

IMDB

Ordinary World (2016) ↗

Also by

Lee Kirk

• 
  The Office

  2005 · ★ 8.6
• 
  Nimrods

  2026 · ★ 6.8
• 
  The Giant Mechanical Man

  2012 · ★ 6.4

Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  Official Trailer

  Trailer · Official

Community reviews

What people are saying

• Reno2017-04-14
  ★ 7/10

  A struggling ex musician on his birthday. We always ask for something new. Not to repeat the same old story with different cast. After avoiding the so called major clichés, this is how a film looks like. I'm not saying it is a fresh story, but a refreshed minor league film. It is a decent comedy-drama and much better than many mainstream films from these days. So I enjoyed watching it. I don't know who is this guy in the lead, but came to know he's a musician who played one this film as well. At first I thought it was Aaron Paul, then his brother, though, he was good in the role. The rest of the casting was good as well. It is a one day tale, that follows on the birthday of a married ex musician struggling with his life. I think I liked the narrative, but too simple. Anyway, it ended so well. It was a much better film than the others saying. It could not be as good as I'm saying to you, but definitely not a bad flick. That's what you have to understand if you are not sure about giving it a try. I would surely suggest it for the people with low expectation, but not a must see film. 7/10

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Production companies

Who made it

• PR

  Process Media

  US

Key crew

• EditorStephen Haren
• Music SupervisorMichael Hill
• Production DesignElizabeth Jones
• Co-ProducerBecky Glupczynski
• ProducerTony Lee
• Sound MixerRichard Hart
• CastingDouglas Aibel
• Script SupervisorHeather Quick
• SongsBillie Joe Armstrong
• Unit Production ManagerBecky Glupczynski
• First Assistant DirectorAlfonso Trinidad
• Second Assistant DirectorPatrick D. Gibbons
• CastingStephanie Holbrook
• ProducerTim Perell
• ProducerAlex A. Ginzburg
• Costume DesignMeghan Kasperlik
• Boom OperatorBobby Roelofs
• Set DecorationErin Beaupre
• Makeup Department HeadJackie Risotto
• Extras CastingRita Powers
• Hair Department HeadMonet Moon
• HairstylistJoey Oso
• Dialogue EditorSylvia Menno
• First Assistant "A" CameraAndrew Brinkman

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• rock 'n' roll

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical2016-10-14NR

Also known as

International titles

• Ordinary DayCA
• GeezerUS
• Un hombre ordinarioMX
• Mundo OrdinárioBR
• Mundo BanalPT