Ordinary People
Movie • 1980 • Drama
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Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.
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It's a complicated mess of emotional trauma.
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The main character is the target of narcissistic abuse.
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Narcissistic mother
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Donald Sutherland's character "drinks too much at parties" according to his wife, but the scene in which he does so didn't strike me as any worse than slight inebriation you'd expect from a party scene.
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The main character repeatedly asks his psychiatrist to prescribe him pills, but no actual drug use that I noticed.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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The main character discusses cutting his wrists in an attempted suicide. The scars are shown.
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Does a kid die?
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A teenage son dies prior to the start of the film. Another teenager commits suicide later in the film and their father shares the news over the phone with the main character.
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Does someone die?
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In a flashback
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Does a family member die?
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The story is set in the aftermath of a family member's death.
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Are there clowns?
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Only the words "clowns" is mentioned in the context of the play "1000 Clowns".
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Not on screen but it is discussed, the protagonist had electro therapy when hospitalised before the events of the film.
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It's not shown, except in a vague flashback. The movie begins after the event has taken place.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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A main character (and minor) has PTSD, and it is a major theme in the film
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Not exactly. Discussion of suicide happens and a euphemism is used, but that specific sentence is not said in the movie.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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The protagonist isn't eating at the start of the film but this doesn't come up again
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Not on-screen. There is an attempted suicide prior to the start of the story, which is alluded to frequently and of which some details are shared during therapy sessions. Another character commits suicide, also not on-screen, which is mentioned by other characters with no additional details.
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A woman seems disdainful that the protagonist's psychiatrist is Jewish
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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The main character's love interest is objectified to a degree.
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Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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Not ridiculed, but a male character is asked why he is crying by another character. They appear to see it as unusual.
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Sickness
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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No specific illness is mentioned, but multiple characters are clearly suffering from certain psychiatric disorders.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Not really. It depends on your perspective. I consider it a happy ending because the main character is able to find a sense of understanding, contentment, and resolution.
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It happened prior to the start of the film, but is a central point of the film and is referenced verbally and through visual/audio flashbacks throughout.
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There's a discussion of the blood after a self-inflicted injury, but none is shown.
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