Ordinary People - Movie Review

Ordinary People - Movie Review

Review - Ordinary People tells the story of Conrad Jarret, a high school student who is tormented by the death of his brother in a boating accident, an accident in which Conrad survives. His sadness and depression leads him attempt suicide, but his attempt isn't successful. Following a stay at a hospital Conrad moves home with his parents who are each struggling with the loss of their son. With each family member dealing with the death in a different way, the family struggles to survive as a unit as they each grow further and further apart.

Donald Sutherland - Calvin Jarrett
Mary Tyler Moore - Beth Jarrett
Timothy Hutton - Conrad Jarrett
Elizabeth McGovern - Jeannine Pratt
Judd Hirsch - Dr. Berger