Ordinary People

Name: Ordinary People
Director: Robert Redford
Genre: Drama
Released: 1980-09-19
Duration: 2 h 4 min
Rating: 7.44
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton, M. Emmet Walsh

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

1980

2h 4m

Drama

Director: Robert Redford

Writer: Alvin Sargent

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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.