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Ordinary People

"Everything is in its proper place... except the past."

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Ratings & Reviews

TMDB
7.5/10
679 votes
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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

6

Wins

📋

5

Nominations

🏆

Academy Awards

🏆 4 wins📋 1 nomination
Won
Best Director
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor
Nominated
Best Actress
🏅

Other Awards

🏆 2 wins
Won
National Board of Review for Best Film
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$6.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$54.8M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$48.8M

ROI: +813%

Budget Recovery913% of budget
$0|Budget: $6.0M|Revenue: $54.8M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

71.9K

Daily Avg

1.2K

7-Day Trend

-12%
30 days agoToday
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Based On

Ordinary People

literary work

Story Setting

Set In
Illinois

Themes & Subjects

#dysfunctionalfamily

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

John Bailey

Film Editing

Jeff Kanew

Music / Score

Marvin Hamlisch

Costume Design

Q134584671

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Distributors

Paramount PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Ordinary People

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United States of AmericaR
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United Kingdom15
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Canada
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Australia
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India
Amazon Video
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR
United Kingdom15
Germany12
JapanG
Brazil12
Spain16
FinlandK-12
HU18

+3 more countries

Production

Director

Robert Redford

Writers

Alvin Sargent, Judith Guest

Production Companies

Paramount PicturesWildwood Enterprises

Cast

Donald Sutherland photo

Donald Sutherland

Calvin Jarrett

Mary Tyler Moore photo

Mary Tyler Moore

Beth Jarrett

Judd Hirsch photo

Judd Hirsch

Dr. Berger

Timothy Hutton photo

Timothy Hutton

Conrad Jarrett

M. Emmet Walsh photo

M. Emmet Walsh

Swim Coach

Elizabeth McGovern photo

Elizabeth McGovern

Jeannine Pratt

Dinah Manoff photo

Dinah Manoff

Karen

Fredric Lehne photo

Fredric Lehne

Lazenby

James B. Sikking photo

James B. Sikking

Ray Hanley

Basil Hoffman photo

Basil Hoffman

Sloan

Quinn K. Redeker photo

Quinn K. Redeker

Ward

Mariclare Costello photo

Mariclare Costello

Audrey

Tags & Keywords

chicago, illinoisdepressionpost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)based on novel or booksuicide attemptmiddle classdysfunctional familygriefbereavementpsychiatristguiltgrievingsurvivor's guiltloss of sonhopeful

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