Ordinary People

Summary

Ordinary People is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,544 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ordinary People received the Academy Award for Best Picture^[3].
• Ordinary People received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor^[4].
• Ordinary People received the Academy Award for Best Director^[5].
• Ordinary People received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay^[6].
• Ordinary People received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[7].
• Ordinary People received the National Board of Review Award for Best Film^[8].
• Ordinary People's instance of is recorded as film^[9].
• Ordinary People's director is recorded as Robert Redford^[10].
• Ordinary People's screenwriter is recorded as Alvin Sargent^[11].
• Ordinary People's screenwriter is recorded as Judith Guest^[12].
• Ordinary People's screenwriter is recorded as Nancy Dowd^[13].
• Ordinary People's composer is recorded as Marvin Hamlisch^[14].
• Ordinary People's genre is recorded as drama film^[15].
• Ordinary People's genre is recorded as film based on a novel^[16].
• Ordinary People's based on is recorded as Ordinary People^[17].
• Ordinary People's cast member is recorded as Donald Sutherland^[18].
• Ordinary People's cast member is recorded as Mary Tyler Moore^[19].
• Ordinary People's cast member is recorded as Timothy Hutton^[20].
• Ordinary People's cast member is recorded as Judd Hirsch^[21].
• Ordinary People's cast member is recorded as Elizabeth McGovern^[22].
• Ordinary People's cast member is recorded as M. Emmet Walsh^[23].
• Ordinary People's cast member is recorded as Dinah Manoff^[24].
• Ordinary People's cast member is recorded as Fredric Lehne^[25].
• Ordinary People's cast member is recorded as Adam Baldwin^[26].
• Ordinary People's cast member is recorded as James Sikking^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Ordinary People's producer is recorded as Ronald L. Schwary^[28]. Its director is recorded as Robert Redford^[10]. Screenwriters include Alvin Sargent^[11], Judith Guest^[12], and Nancy Dowd^[13]. Cast members include Donald Sutherland^[18], Mary Tyler Moore^[19], Timothy Hutton^[20], Judd Hirsch^[21], Elizabeth McGovern^[22], and M. Emmet Walsh^[23].

Publication

Publication dates include +1980-09-19T00:00:00Z^[29], +1981-03-06T00:00:00Z^[30], +1980-00-00T00:00:00Z^[31], and +1980-09-20T00:00:00Z^[32]. Ordinary People's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[33]. Genres include drama film^[15] and film based on a novel^[16].

Subject and Themes

Ordinary People's main subject is recorded as dysfunctional family^[34].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Picture^[3], an award for best film^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1929^[37]; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor^[4], an Academy Awards^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1936^[40]; Academy Award for Best Director^[5], an award for best direction^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1929^[43]; Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay^[6], an award for best adapted screenplay^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1929^[46]; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[7], a film award^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1929^[49]; and National Board of Review Award for Best Film^[8], a class of award^[50], in United States^[51]. Reviews include 8/10^[52], 89%^[53], and 86/100^[54].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Ordinary People's after a work by is recorded as Judith Guest^[55].

Why It Matters

Ordinary People ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,544 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

FAQs

What awards did Ordinary People receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture^[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor^[4], Academy Award for Best Director^[5], and Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay^[6].