Ordinary People
R
Drama
- Release Date
- September 19, 1980
- Director
- Robert Redford
- Cast
- Donald Sutherland , Mary Tyler Moore , Judd Hirsch , Timothy Hutton , M. Emmet Walsh , Elizabeth McGovern , Dinah Manoff , Fredric Lehne
- Runtime
- 124 Minutes
- Main Genre
- Drama
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises
- Writers
- Judith Guest , Alvin Sargent , Nancy Dowd
- Tagline
- Some films you watch, others you feel.
Summary
Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.
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