Winner of a slew of Oscars and Golden Globes (including Best Picture at both), Ordinary People explores the dynamics of...
Winner of a slew of Oscars and Golden Globes (including Best Picture at both), Ordinary People explores the dynamics of a family after losing a loved one.
Tormented by guilt following the death of his older brother, Buck, alienated teenager Conrad Jarrett (Timothy Hutton) attempts suicide. Following an extended stay in a psychiatric hospital, Conrad tries to reconnect with his bitter mother, Beth (Mary Tyler Moore) and his emotionally wounded father, Calvin (Donald Sutherland), with the help of his psychiatrist, Dr. Berger (Judd Hirsch).
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89 %103 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
88 %23,355 reviewsAudience score rating
"A powerfully intimate domestic drama."
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Variety
Variety"An actors' movie and an advert for therapy, extremely bitter, but handsomely directed in its elegant pretentiousness."
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Time Out
Time Out"A moving, intelligent and funny film about disasters that are commonplace to everyone except the people who experience them."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"An intelligent, perceptive, and deeply moving film."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Fully deserving of its many accolades."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineOrdinary People (1980) | Details
Award winner- Winner of Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Hutton), Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, 1981 Academy Awards; winner of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Tyler Moore), Best Supporting Actor (Hutton) and Best New Star (Hutton) at the 1981 Golden Globes.
- Runtime
- 124
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- USA
