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19/09/1980 Drama 2h 4m
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Everything is in its proper place... except the past.

Overview

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.

  1. Robert Redford

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Donald Sutherland

    Calvin Jarrett

  2. Mary Tyler Moore

    Beth Jarrett

  3. Judd Hirsch

    Dr. Berger

  4. Timothy Hutton

    Conrad Jarrett

  5. M. Emmet Walsh

    Swim Coach

  6. Elizabeth McGovern

    Jeannine Pratt

  7. Dinah Manoff

    Karen

  8. Fredric Lehne

    Lazenby

  9. James B. Sikking

    Ray Hanley

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2020-12-30
_**Potent drama with Hutton, Sutherland, Moore and Hirsch**_

A family in an affluent neighborhood north of Chicago tries to recover after a tragedy. Timothy Hutton plays the troubled son who gets help from a therapist (Judd Hirsch) while Donald Sutherland & Mary Tyler Moore play the seemingly okay parents.

“Ordinary People” (1980) was Robert Redford’s debut movie in the director’s chair and it was a huge success. The story is two-pronged: It’s a coming-of-age drama about the anxious son at home, school, therapy and his relationships with the fairer sex, as well as a marital dra...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$6,000,000.00

Revenue
$54,766,923.00

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