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Ordinary World (2016)

Ordinary World poster
Directed by
Lee Kirk
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 98 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An aging former punk rocker is uneasy about turning 40. He reunites with an old girlfriend and his former bandmates while throwing a big party.

nostalgicbittersweetcomedicmidlife-crisisgentleearnestslightly-sad

What happens

Ordinary World is a 2016 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Lee Kirk. The film stars Billie Joe Armstrong in his first leading role as an aging, former punk rocker uneasy about turning 40, revisits his past and throws an extravagant party, encountering an old girlfriend and bandmates. The film also starring Judy Greer, Selma Blair, Madisyn Shipman, Dallas Roberts, Chris Messina, Fred Armisen, Brian Baumgartner, and Kevin Corrigan. Filming began late 2014 in New York City. The film was originally screened at the Tribeca as Geezer, before its title was changed to Ordinary World, named after a song heard in the film. It is also the closing track on Green Day's 2016 album Revolution Radio, which was released a week earlier. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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