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Ordinary People

Release Date:September 19, 1980

Running Time:124 min

Genres:Drama

Director

Cast

Donald Sutherland Mary Tyler Moore Judd Hirsch Timothy Hutton M. Emmet Walsh Elizabeth McGovern Dinah Manoff Fredric Lehne James B. Sikking Basil Hoffman Quinn K. Redeker Mariclare Costello

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Synopsis

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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