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Ordinary People (1980)
- R
- 09/19/1980 (US)
- Drama
- 2h 4m
Everything is in its proper place... except the past.
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.
Robert Redford
DirectorAlvin Sargent
ScreenplayJudith Guest
NovelCast
![Donald Sutherland's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/kO8rtLr9cCPSR55tDLakmEoCZRP.jpg)
Donald Sutherland
Calvin Jarrett![Mary Tyler Moore's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/v4tIqWFbCcvqLrFhhHbeelR5f1l.jpg)
Mary Tyler Moore
Beth Jarrett![Judd Hirsch's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/7rJ0TZfMoPLTcO203tHhE6tcPKP.jpg)
Judd Hirsch
Dr. Berger![Timothy Hutton's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/gIzPFbDr6pdcdxp2YzobYGkicrT.jpg)
Timothy Hutton
Conrad Jarrett![M. Emmet Walsh's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/7qhQ8VZ8cFHV5c5y1GQ9ISTxwQZ.jpg)
M. Emmet Walsh
Swim Coach![Elizabeth McGovern's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/e69zJZNlRMDGaXuYaybnCPiJ8Cy.jpg)
Elizabeth McGovern
Jeannine Pratt![Dinah Manoff's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/qgY48Zwdpe3QYhEz9XAZwyrhMnS.jpg)
Dinah Manoff
Karen![Fredric Lehne's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/qjtfC2QWLukoNVnDjp8QZF6E6Xz.jpg)