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Ordinary People

Name: Ordinary People
Director: Robert Redford
Genre: Drama
Released: 1980-09-19
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton, M. Emmet Walsh

1980 · 2h 4m · Drama

IMDb 7.7 Metacritic 86 RT 90%

Watch it tonight if you're ready for gut-wrenching emotional honesty—this 1980 Redford/Moore masterpiece about grief and family dysfunction is a genuine Oscar winner that cuts deeper than most modern dramas dare. Skip it if you need escapism; this one demands you sit with real pain, but it's absolutely worth the heaviness.

Plot

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.

Director: Robert Redford

Cast: Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton, M. Emmet Walsh

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