Ordinary People

Ordinary People

124 mins | Drama | Sept. 19, 1980

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.

Ordinary People

124 mins | Drama | Sept. 19, 1980

Ordinary People
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Paramount, Wildwood Enterprises
Original title Ordinary People
Directors Julie Pitkanen, Robert Redford
Writers Judith Guest, Alvin Sargent

Cast

Donald Sutherland

as Calvin Jarrett

Timothy Hutton

as Conrad Jarrett

Mary Tyler Moore

as Beth Jarrett

Judd Hirsch

as Dr. Tyrone C. Berger

M. Emmet Walsh

as Coach Salan

Elizabeth McGovern

as Jeannine Pratt

Dinah Manoff

as Karen

Fredric Lehne

as Lazenby

James B. Sikking

as Ray Hanley

Basil Hoffman

as Sloan

Scott Doebler

as Jordan 'Buck' Jarrett

Mariclare Costello

as Audrey

Meg Mundy

as Grandmother

Adam Baldwin

as Stillman

Richard Whiting

as Grandfather