Ordinary People (1980)

Name: Ordinary People
Genre: Drama
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton, M. Emmet Walsh

The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father and the guilt-ridden younger son.

Ordinary People

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.