Ordinary People
“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.
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Cast
46 people
Donald Sutherland
Calvin Jarrett
Known for
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Undoing
Mary Tyler Moore
Beth Jarrett
Known for
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Judd Hirsch
Dr. Berger
Known for
Independence Day
Forever
Timothy Hutton
Conrad Jarrett
Known for
The Haunting of Hill House
Secret Window
M. Emmet Walsh
Swim Coach
Known for
Blade Runner
Wild Wild West
Elizabeth McGovern
Jeannine Pratt
Known for
Downton Abbey
Once Upon a Time in America
Dinah Manoff
Karen
Known for
Child's Play
Grease
Fredric Lehne
Lazenby
Known for
Men in Black
Zero Day
James Sikking
Ray Hanley
Known for
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Hill Street Blues
Basil Hoffman
Sloan
Known for
The Artist
The Box
Quinn K. Redeker
Ward
Known for
Days of Our Lives
The Young and the Restless
Mariclare Costello
Audrey
Known for
Indecent Proposal
Let's Scare Jessica to Death
Robert Redford Director · Alvin Sargent Screenplay Judith Guest Author
Worldwide gross $55M · Budget $6M · United States release September 19, 1980
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$54,766,923
Gross vs. budget
9.1×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Wildwood Enterprises
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 19, 1980
Theatrical
Brazil
June 17, 2011 · Physical · DVD/BRD
Denmark
July 17, 1992 · TV · DR
Finland
March 6, 1981 · Theatrical
France
March 11, 1981 · Theatrical
December 5, 2002 · Physical · DVD
December 24, 2019 · Digital · VOD
March 30, 2022 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
March 6, 1981 · Theatrical
Greece
March 6, 1981 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 13, 1985 · Theatrical
Japan
March 21, 1981 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 9, 2002 · TV · Net 5
January 14, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Norway
March 13, 1981 · Theatrical
Poland
January 1, 1983 · Theatrical
Spain
February 13, 1981 · Theatrical · ICAA: 281280
Sweden
March 2, 1981 · Theatrical
December 4, 2002 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
October 2, 1980 · Theatrical
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