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Ordinary People (1980)

Directed by Robert Redford

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.

Rated R | Length 124 minutes

Actors

Donald Sutherland | Mary Tyler Moore | Judd Hirsch | Timothy Hutton | M. Emmet Walsh | Elizabeth McGovern | Dinah Manoff | Fredric Lehne | James Sikking | Basil Hoffman | Quinn K. Redeker | Mariclare Costello | Meg Mundy | Elizabeth Hubbard | Adam Baldwin | Richard Whiting | Scott Doebler | Carl DiTomasso | Tim Clarke | Ken Dishner | Lisa Smyth | Ann Eggert | Randall Robbins | Cynthia Baker | John Stimpson | Liz Kinney | Steven Hirsch | Rudy Hornish | Clarissa Downey | Cynthia Burke | Jane Alderman | Paul Preston | Gustave Lachenauer | Marilyn Rockafellow | Don Billett | Ronald Solomon | Virginia Long | Paula Segal | Estelle Meyers | Stuart Shiff | Rose Wool | Douglas Kinney | Constance Addington | Edwin Bederman | Bobby Coyne | Michael Creadon