Film

Ordinary People

1980 · 2h 4m · Drama

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

IMDb

7.7

Rotten Tomatoes

90%

Metacritic

86

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.

Donald Sutherland

Calvin Jarrett

Mary Tyler Moore

Beth Jarrett

Judd Hirsch

Dr. Berger

Timothy Hutton

Conrad Jarrett

M. Emmet Walsh

Swim Coach

Elizabeth McGovern

Jeannine Pratt

Dinah Manoff

Karen

Fredric Lehne

Lazenby

James B. Sikking

Ray Hanley

Basil Hoffman

Sloan

Quinn K. Redeker

Ward

Mariclare Costello

Audrey

Meg Mundy

Grandmother

Elizabeth Hubbard

Ruth

Adam Baldwin

Stillman

Richard Whiting

Grandfather

• Robert RedfordDirector
• Alvin SargentScreenplay
• Judith GuestNovel
• Ronald L. SchwaryProducer
• John BaileyDirector of Photography
• Marvin HamlischOriginal Music Composer
• Jeff KanewEditor
• Penny PerryCasting

Ordinary People (1980) 35mm film trailer, flat hard matte, 1440p

Release date

September 19, 1980

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 4m

Rated

R

Budget

$6,000,000

Revenue

$54,766,923

Genres

Drama

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