17 June 2014

4-Oscar-winning Ordinary People (1980) can be watched online

There are 3 sites where you can watch the Oscar-winning movie Ordinary People online in the UK. These are 3.

Below, we present some information about Ordinary People from the year 1980. Sites where you can stream this movie can be found at the bottom of the article, along with prices for each site.

Did you ever wonder who won the prestigious Academy Award for Best Picture in 1980? The Academy members considered Ordinary People to be the Best Picture of the year 1980 and awarded it a total of 4 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor and Best Director.

Did you know that the Academy Awards were first televised in 1953? The US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been awarding Oscars since 1929. Since 2009, up to a total of 10 movies can be nominated for the Best Picture award which is presented as the final award at each year's award ceremony.

According to Wikipedia, the movie Ordinary People can be described like this:
Ordinary People is a 1980 American drama film that marked the directorial debut of Robert Redford. It stars Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch and Timothy Hutton. The story concerns the disintegration of an upper-middle class family in Lake Forest, Illinois, following the death of one of their sons in a boating accident.

Some of the members of the cast of Ordinary People were:
  • Donald Sutherland as Calvin
  • Mary Tyler Moore as Beth Jarrett
  • Judd Hirsch as Berger
  • Timothy Hutton as Conrad
  • M. Emmet Walsh as Swim Coach
  • Elizabeth McGovern as Jeannine Pratt
  • Dinah Manoff as Karen
  • James Sikking as Ray

Ordinary People has a Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 92%. The Rotten Tomatoes audience score for this movie is 88%. ReelViews's James Berardinelli has said this about Ordinary People:
What Redford accomplishes is to provide an excellent portrait of how well families can hide their inner turmoil from the prying eyes of outsiders.

You can also visit IMDB for more information about this movie.

Ordinary People won these awards:
  • Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Timothy Hutton for his role as Conrad at the 53rd Academy Awards in 1980
  • Academy Award for Best Director at the 53rd Academy Awards in 1980
  • Academy Award for Best Picture at the 53rd Academy Awards in 1980
  • Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay at the 53rd Academy Awards in 1980
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for Mary Tyler Moore for her role as Beth Jarrett at the 38th Golden Globe Awards in 1980
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture at the 38th Golden Globe Awards in 1980
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture at the 38th Golden Globe Awards in 1980
  • Golden Globe Award for Best New Star of the Year at the 38th Golden Globe Awards in 1980
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for Timothy Hutton for his role as Conrad at the 38th Golden Globe Awards in 1980

According to Findable.TV, Ordinary People can be streamed immediately from 3 on-demand sites. Some ways this movie can be watched online in the UK include.

Sites where you can rent Ordinary People:
Sites where you can buy Ordinary People:
For up-to-date information about availability of the movie, go to Findable.TV's special page for Ordinary People, and compare prices from all sites.

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