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Ordinary People

1980 2h 4m
Drama
MOVIEVIBE Rating
7.4/10
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Ordinary People

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.

"Everything is in its proper place... except the past."

Top Billed Cast

Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland
Calvin Jarrett
Mary Tyler Moore
Mary Tyler Moore
Beth Jarrett
Judd Hirsch
Judd Hirsch
Dr. Berger
Timothy Hutton
Timothy Hutton
Conrad Jarrett
M. Emmet Walsh
M. Emmet Walsh
Swim Coach
Elizabeth McGovern
Elizabeth McGovern
Jeannine Pratt
Dinah Manoff
Dinah Manoff
Karen
Fredric Lehne
Fredric Lehne
Lazenby

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

W Wuchak Verified TMDB Critic
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...