Ordinary People
“Everything is in its proper place... except the past.”
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.
Genres
Drama
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Ordinary People performed
Budget
$6.0M
Worldwide Gross
$54.8M
Gross Profit
$48.8M
Return
9.1× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$8M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Calvin Jarrett
Donald Sutherland
Calvin Jarrett
Beth Jarrett
Mary Tyler Moore
Beth Jarrett
Dr. Berger
Judd Hirsch
Dr. Berger
Conrad Jarrett
Timothy Hutton
Conrad Jarrett
Swim Coach
M. Emmet Walsh
Swim Coach
Jeannine Pratt
Elizabeth McGovern
Jeannine Pratt
Karen
Dinah Manoff
Karen
Lazenby
Fredric Lehne
Lazenby
Ray Hanley
James B. Sikking
Ray Hanley
Sloan
Basil Hoffman
Sloan
Ward
Quinn K. Redeker
Ward
Audrey
Mariclare Costello
Audrey
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