TV Guide: Ordinary People

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Trailer Addict — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The Jarretts, a WASP family from Chicago's North Shore, try to return to normal life after the attempted suicide of their teenage son, Conrad, who has recently come home following a long stay in a psychiatric hospital. Alienated from his friends and family, Conrad seeks out the help of a psychiatrist, Dr. Berger, who learns that the boy had been involved in a sailing accident that killed his beloved older brother, Buck. Calvin Jarrett, the father, awkwardly struggles to connect with his surviving son, who is tormented by clinical depression, survivor guilt, and post-traumatic stress disorder, but he has no help from his wife, Beth, who is cold, selfish, and obsessed with maintaining the appearance of perfection and normality.

Video: Ordinary People - (Original Trailer)

TCM — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500

After a young man drowns, his family fights to recover from the trauma in Ordinary People (1980), directed by Robert Redford.

Video: Ordinary People

Amazon Video on Demand — Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father, and the guilt-ridden younger son.

Video: Ordinary People

CinemaNow — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500

An extraordinary motion picture, Ordinary People is an intense examination of a family being torn apart by tension and tragedy.

Video: Ordinary People

Amazon Video on Demand — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father, and the guilt-ridden younger son.