1980 Best Picture

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Ordinary People

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

1980

124 min

Rated R

7.7IMDB

86Metacritic

Audience & Release Stats

TMDB Popularity

3.6Low

User Ratings

700votes

Growing audience

Status

Released

September 19, 1980

Original Language

English(en)

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.

Genres

Drama

Director

Robert Redford

Cast

Donald SutherlandMary Tyler MooreJudd HirschTimothy HuttonM. Emmet WalshElizabeth McGovernDinah ManoffFredric Lehne

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Keywords

chicago, illinoisdepressionpost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)based on novel or booksuicide attemptmiddle classdysfunctional familygriefbereavementpsychiatristguiltgrievingsurvivor's guiltloss of sonhopeful+3 more