Ordinary People (1980)

7.6	Listal rating
7.8	IMDB rating

Directed by

Robert Redford

Starring (View all)

Calvin Jarrett

Beth Jarrett

Dr. Tyrone Berger

Conrad Jarrett

Salan

Jeannine Pratt

Karen Aldrich

Joe Lazenby

Written by (View all)

Judith Guest

(novel)

Alvin Sargent

(screenplay)

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1 year, 5 months ago at Jan 7 12:41

Rosemea MacPherson

A very interesting story about the emotional roller coaster that a dysfunctional family went through because of the tragic, premature and accidental death of one of their children. "Conrad" Timothy Hutton (French Kiss) very deservingly won an Oscar for the part of the surviving son. Conrad was a very sensitive young man, who learned how to cope with depression after the death of his brother, and w... read more

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Description: With the pain from the death of their older son still fresh, Calvin and Beth try to help their remaining son, Conrad, recover from a suicide attempt. Overcome with guilt and grief related ... Full Descriptionto his brother's death, Conrad tries to return to the life of a normal high school student but finds it difficult, with memor ... (more)

Release date : 27 February 1981
UPC: 097360896442

Drama (14), Suicide (8), Dysfunctional Family (7), Coming Of Age (6), Marriage (6), Teen (6), Illinois (6), Based On Novel (5), Tragedy (5), Grief (5), Suburbia (5), Family (5), 1980s (4), Middle Class (4), Flashback Sequence (4), Dream Sequence (4), Restaurant (4), Play (4), Love (4), Jogging (4)

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