“Everything is in its proper place... except the past.”
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
Ronald L. Schwary
Alvin Sargent
John Bailey
Marvin Hamlisch
Donald Sutherland
Calvin Jarrett
Mary Tyler Moore
Beth Jarrett
Judd Hirsch
Dr. Berger
Timothy Hutton
Conrad Jarrett
M. Emmet Walsh
Swim Coach
Elizabeth McGovern
Jeannine Pratt
Dinah Manoff
Karen
Fredric Lehne
Lazenby
James B. Sikking
Ray Hanley
Basil Hoffman
Sloan
Quinn K. Redeker
Ward
Mariclare Costello
Audrey
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_**Potent drama with Hutton, Sutherland, Moore and Hirsch**_ A family in an affluent neighborhood north of Chicago tries to recover after a tragedy. Timothy Hutton plays the troubled son who gets help from a therapist (Judd Hirsch) while Donald Sutherland & Mary Tyler Moore play the seemingly oka...
Ordinary People (1980) 35mm film trailer, flat hard matte, 1440p
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Ordinary People and Melvin and Howard Win Writing Awards: 1981 Oscars
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Robert Redford Wins Best Directing: 53rd Oscars (1981)
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Ordinary People Wins Best Picture: 1981 Oscars
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Timothy Hutton Wins Supporting Actor: 1981 Oscars
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Paramount Pictures
Wildwood Enterprises