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Film · Drama

Ordinary People (1980)

★ 7.5 · 736 votesIMDb★ 7.7 · 62,944 votes2 h 5 minDrama1980

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

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.

Director
Robert Redford
Writers
Alvin Sargent, Judith Guest
Country
United States
Language
English
Release date
September 19, 1980

Ordinary People cast

  • Donald SutherlandCalvin Jarrett
  • Mary Tyler MooreBeth Jarrett
  • Judd HirschDr. Berger
  • Timothy HuttonConrad Jarrett
  • M. Emmet WalshSwim Coach
  • Elizabeth McGovernJeannine Pratt
  • Dinah ManoffKaren
  • Fredric LehneLazenby
  • James B. SikkingRay Hanley
  • Basil HoffmanSloan
  • Quinn K. RedekerWard
  • Mariclare CostelloAudrey
  • Meg MundyGrandmother
  • Elizabeth HubbardRuth
  • Adam BaldwinStillman
  • Richard WhitingGrandfather
  • Scott DoeblerBuck Jarrett
  • Carl DiTomassoVan Buren
  • Tim ClarkeTruan
  • Ken DishnerGenthe
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