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Ordinary People

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R,2hrs 4min

Genre:

Drama

Released:

January 1, 1980

Director:

Robert Redford

Distributor:

Paramount Pictures

Starring:

Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch ...more

Synopsis: Robert Redford's directorial debut ended up the 1980 Oscar winner for Best Picture. It is a simple but painfully emotional story of the disintegration of a "perfect" family. Teenager Conrad (Timothy Hutton) lives under a cloud of guilt after his brother drowns after their boat capsizes in Lake Michigan. Despite intensive therapy sessions with his psychiatrist (Judd Hirsch), Conrad can't shake the belief that he should have died instead of his brother; nor do his preoccupied parents (Donald Sutherland ... Full Synopsis

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	Richard Gilliam, AMG Review Ordinary People deals with the aftermath of a family tragedy. An upscale married couple (Donald Sutherland and Mary Tyler Moore) are overwhelmingly unhappy, though their social standing and repressed emotions dictate that they must not admit it to each other. They have lost one son in a boating accident, and the film focuses on their surviving teenage son (Oscar-winner Timothy Hutton) who himself is ... Full Review

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	Donald Sutherland Calvin Mary Tyler Moore Beth Judd Hirsch Dr. Berger Timothy Hutton Conrad

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