Ordinary People

Name: Ordinary People
Genre: Drama
Released: 1980-09-19
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 7.4

1980 · Movie · R · 124 min · ★ 7.4 · 88% critics

Drama

In the wake of a devastating loss, a family in suburbia struggles to cope as the surviving son is overwhelmed by grief and guilt and turns to therapy. His parents respond in very different ways, leaving one parent trying to hold the household together while the others wrestle with how to support him.

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Years: 1980
Release date: 1980-09-19
Language: English
Rated: R
Runtime: 124 min
Critic score: 88/100
TMDB rating: 7.4/10 (694 votes)
Box office: $90,000,000
Budget: $6,200,000

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Choose this if you want an intense, human family drama about grief, guilt, and therapy in an uneasy home life; Not for you if you want light entertainment, or if you prefer happier healing arcs like Nebraska or Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

Pros: moving family drama; standout grief performances; tense yet hopeful | Cons: heavy emotional tone; moments feel artificial; some scenes preachy