MOVIE · 1980

Ordinary People

Drama124 min

After the death of his older brother and a suicide attempt of his own, Conrad Jarrett returns to school and starts therapy while his family struggles to resume life in suburban Illinois. Timothy Hutton is Conrad, carrying grief and guilt that his mother, Beth (Mary Tyler Moore), seems unable to reach. Donald Sutherland’s Calvin is caught between them, trying to preserve some sense of order at home. In sessions with psychiatrist Dr. Berger, Judd Hirsch gives Conrad a space to speak aloud the anger, fear, and loss the family keeps sealed behind good manners.