Ordinary People (1980) is a drama film about the Jarrett family and their coming to terms with the accidental death of their older son. The surviving son, Conrad, begins to struggle with feelings of ...

Robert Redford’s directorial debut, Ordinary People, is a deeply profound and thought-provoking look at a family shattered by trauma. The 1980 film is the winner of four Academy Awards, including Best ...

The dehumanizing effect of war on man is a well-mined subject onscreen, and for obvious reasons it remains an almost universally relevant one. By Jon Frosch, The Associated Press More Cannes reviews ...

Ordinary People was a 1980 film about a “typical” (i.e., upper middle class) Midwestern family that falls apart after one son dies accidentally and the other attempts suicide. It focuses attention on ...

Actor Timothy Hutton loves to stay below the radar, but he's back on the red carpet. The red carpet appearance comes two months after the passing of Redford, who directed Hutton in his most iconic ...