Robert Redford proves himself a filmmaker of uncommon emotional intelligence with Ordinary People, an auspicious debut that deftly observes the fractioning of a family unit through a quartet of superb performances.
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Director -
Robert Redford -
Producer -
Ronald L. Schwary -
Screenwriter -
Judith Guest , Alvin Sargent -
Distributor -
Paramount Pictures -
Production Co -
Paramount Pictures , Wildwood Enterprises -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 19, 1980, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 1, 2013 -
Runtime -
2h 3m -
Sound Mix -
Mono -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)