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{{Short description|1980 film by Robert Redford}} {{About|the film|the novel it is based on|Ordinary People (Guest novel){{!}}''Ordinary People'' (Guest novel)||Ordinary People (disambiguation)}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{use mdy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox film | name = Ordinary People | image = OrdinaryPeople.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[Robert Redford]] | producer = [[Ronald L. Schwary]] | screenplay = [[Alvin Sargent]] | based_on = {{based on|[[Ordinary People (Guest novel)|''Ordinary People'']]|[[Judith Guest]]}} | starring = [[Donald Sutherland]]<br>[[Mary Tyler Moore]]<br>[[Judd Hirsch]]<br>[[Timothy Hutton]] | music = [[Marvin Hamlisch]] | cinematography = [[John Bailey (cinematographer)|John Bailey]] | editing = [[Jeff Kanew]] | studio = [[Wildwood Enterprises, Inc]] | distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]] | released = {{Film date|1980|9|19}} | runtime = 124 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $6.2 million<ref name="pryor">{{cite news |title=Pryor and Alda Proving Stars Still Sell Movies |last=Harmetz |first=Aljean |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=30 May 1981 |page=1.10 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/30/movies/pryor-and-alda-proving-stars-still-sell-movies.html |access-date=28 December 2020 |archive-date=10 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110140229/https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/30/movies/pryor-and-alda-proving-stars-still-sell-movies.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | gross = $90 million }} '''''Ordinary People''''' is a 1980 American [[Tragedy|tragedy film]] directed by [[Robert Redford]] in his [[List of directorial debuts|feature directorial debut]]. The screenplay by [[Alvin Sargent]] is based on the [[Ordinary People (Guest novel)|1976 novel]] by [[Judith Guest]]. The film follows the disintegration of a wealthy family in [[Lake Forest, Illinois]], following the accidental death of one of their two sons and the attempted suicide of the other. It stars [[Donald Sutherland]], [[Mary Tyler Moore]], [[Judd Hirsch]], and [[Timothy Hutton]]. ''Ordinary People'' was released theatrically on September 19, 1980, by [[Paramount Pictures]] to critical and commercial success. Reviewers praised Redford's direction, Sargent's screenplay, and the performances of the cast. The film, which grossed $90 million on a $6.2 million budget, was chosen by the [[National Board of Review Awards 1980|National Board of Review]] as one of the [[National Board of Review: Top Ten Films|top ten films of 1980]], and garnered six nominations at the [[53rd Academy Awards]], winning four: [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]], [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]], and [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for Hutton (the [[List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees#Youngest winners 4|youngest]] recipient at age 20).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmsite.org/bestdirs1.html|title=Academy Awards: Best Director Facts and Trivia|website=filmsite.org|access-date=16 October 2020|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111222402/https://www.filmsite.org/bestdirs1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, the film won five awards at the [[38th Golden Globe Awards]]: [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture β Drama|Best Motion Picture β Drama]], [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director]], [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama|Best Actress]] (Moore), [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]], and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor β Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor]] (Hutton).
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