diff --git a/src/py-opentimelineio/opentimelineio/core/_core_utils.py b/src/py-opentimelineio/opentimelineio/core/_core_utils.py
index d58791a67..2692bfab7 100644
--- a/src/py-opentimelineio/opentimelineio/core/_core_utils.py
+++ b/src/py-opentimelineio/opentimelineio/core/_core_utils.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import types
 import collections.abc
 import copy
+import json
 
 from .. import (
     _otio,
@@ -14,6 +15,11 @@
     AnyVector,
     PyAny
 )
+from .. _opentime import (
+    RationalTime,
+    TimeRange,
+    TimeTransform
+)
 
 
 SUPPORTED_VALUE_TYPES = (
@@ -388,3 +394,57 @@ def __deepcopy__(self, *args, **kwargs):
 @add_method(SerializableObject)
 def __copy__(self, *args, **kwargs):
     raise ValueError("SerializableObjects may not be shallow copied.")
+
+
+@add_method(AnyDictionary)  # noqa: F811
+def to_dict(self):  # noqa: F811
+    """
+    Convert to a built-in dict. It will recursively convert all values
+    to their corresponding python built-in types.
+    """
+    return json.loads(_otio._serialize_json_to_string(_value_to_any(self), {}, 0))
+
+
+@add_method(AnyVector)  # noqa: F811
+def to_list(self):  # noqa: F811
+    """
+    Convert to a built-in list. It will recursively convert all values
+    to their corresponding python built-in types.
+    """
+    return json.loads(_otio._serialize_json_to_string(_value_to_any(self), {}, 0))
+
+
+@add_method(SerializableObject)  # noqa: F811
+def to_dict(self):  # noqa: F811
+    """
+    Convert to a built-in dict. It will recursively convert all values
+    to their corresponding python built-in types.
+    """
+    return json.loads(_otio._serialize_json_to_string(_value_to_any(self), {}, 0))
+
+
+@add_method(RationalTime)  # noqa: F811
+def to_dict(self):  # noqa: F811
+    """
+    Convert to a built-in dict. It will recursively convert all values
+    to their corresponding python built-in types.
+    """
+    return json.loads(_otio._serialize_json_to_string(_value_to_any(self), {}, 0))
+
+
+@add_method(TimeRange)  # noqa: F811
+def to_dict(self):  # noqa: F811
+    """
+    Convert to a built-in dict. It will recursively convert all values
+    to their corresponding python built-in types.
+    """
+    return json.loads(_otio._serialize_json_to_string(_value_to_any(self), {}, 0))
+
+
+@add_method(TimeTransform)  # noqa: F811
+def to_dict(self):  # noqa: F811
+    """
+    Convert to a built-in dict. It will recursively convert all values
+    to their corresponding python built-in types.
+    """
+    return json.loads(_otio._serialize_json_to_string(_value_to_any(self), {}, 0))
diff --git a/tests/test_core_utils.py b/tests/test_core_utils.py
index 3c93330fb..18bfc3bd6 100644
--- a/tests/test_core_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_core_utils.py
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@
 # Copyright Contributors to the OpenTimelineIO project
 
 import copy
+import json
 import unittest
 
 import opentimelineio._otio
 import opentimelineio.core._core_utils
+import opentimelineio.core
+import opentimelineio.opentime
 
 
 class AnyDictionaryTests(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -242,3 +245,52 @@ def test_copy(self):
         deepcopied = copy.deepcopy(v)
         self.assertIsNot(v, deepcopied)
         self.assertIsNot(v[2], deepcopied[2])
+
+
+class ConvertToPython(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_SerializableObject(self):
+        so = opentimelineio.core.SerializableObjectWithMetadata(name="asd")
+        so.metadata["key1"] = opentimelineio.core.Composition()
+
+        converted = so.to_dict()
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(converted, dict))
+        json.dumps(converted)
+
+    def test_AnyDictionary(self):
+        ad = opentimelineio._otio.AnyDictionary()
+        ad["my key"] = opentimelineio.core.Composable()
+
+        converted = ad.to_dict()
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(converted, dict))
+        json.dumps(converted)
+
+    def test_AnyVector(self):
+        av = opentimelineio._otio.AnyVector()
+        av.append(1)
+        av.append(opentimelineio._otio.AnyDictionary())
+
+        converted = av.to_list()
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(converted, list))
+        self.assertEqual(converted, [1, {}])
+        json.dumps(converted)
+
+    def test_RationalTime(self):
+        rt = opentimelineio.opentime.RationalTime()
+
+        converted = rt.to_dict()
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(converted, dict))
+        json.dumps(converted)
+
+    def test_TimeRange(self):
+        tr = opentimelineio.opentime.TimeRange()
+
+        converted = tr.to_dict()
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(converted, dict))
+        json.dumps(converted)
+
+    def test_TimeTransform(self):
+        tt = opentimelineio.opentime.TimeTransform()
+
+        converted = tt.to_dict()
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(converted, dict))
+        json.dumps(converted)