Ordinary People

Imagine a movie about a family who lives in a big house. This movie, called 'Ordinary People,' is about what happens when things get really tough for them. One of their sons has a terrible accident, and then another son tries to hurt himself.

It's a story about how people deal with sad feelings and try to get better, even when it's super hard. It stars actors like Donald Sutherland and Mary Tyler Moore, who you might have seen in other shows!

This movie wasn't just made by magic! A famous actor named Robert Redford decided to try directing for the very first time with 'Ordinary People.' He read a book by Judith Guest and thought it would make a great movie. He worked with a writer named Alvin Sargent to make the story just right for the screen. It took a lot of hard work to bring this story about a family's feelings to life!

Guess what? 'Ordinary People' was a HUGE success! It made way more money than it cost to make, like finding a treasure chest full of gold! People loved it so much that it won lots of important awards, like the super-duper famous Academy Awards.

It even won the award for Best Picture, which is like winning the biggest prize at a talent show! This shows that stories about real feelings can be really powerful.

The actors in 'Ordinary People' were so good that they won big awards! Timothy Hutton, who was very young, won an award for playing one of the sons. Mary Tyler Moore, who played the mom, was also amazing. The movie won four Academy Awards in total, which is a lot! It also won awards at the Golden Globes. This means people all over the world thought this movie was special and important.