Ordinary People Synopsis & Movie Info
Synopsis
An affluent family is torn apart by its own repressed emotions while dealing with the death of one son in an accident and the suicide attempts of the other (Oscar-winner Timothy Hutton) who tried to save him. Winner of Best Picture and Director for Robert Redford in his directorial debut. -
Movie Info
Theatrical Release Date:
09/19/1980
DVD Release Date:
08/14/2001
Rating:
R
Run Time:
124 min.
Distributor(s):
Paramount
Production Co.:
Paramount
Director(s):
Genre(s):
Themes:
Suicide, Therapy, First Love, Death of a Child, Fathers and Sons, Mothers and Sons, Families in Crisis, Haunted By the Past, Suburban Dysfunction, Dysfunctional Families
Tone:
Gloomy, Somber, Wintry, Austere, Earnest, Autumnal, Intimate, Melancholy, Tearjerking
Keywords:
child, death, guilt, family, wealth, suicide, tension, accident, drowning, teenagers, relationship, coming-of-age, dysfunctional, family-member, family-tragedy, forbidden-love, death-in-family, suicide-attempt
Language:
English
Status:
DVD
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