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Tormented by guilt following the death of his older brother, Buck, in a sailing accident, alienated teenager Conrad Jarrett (Timothy Hutton) attempts suicide. Returning home following an extended stay in a psychiatric hospital, Conrad tries to deal with his mental anguish and also reconnect with his mother, Beth (Mary Tyler Moore), who has grown cold and angry, and his emotionally wounded father, Calvin (Donald Sutherland), with the help of his psychiatrist, Dr. Berger (Judd Hirsch).

1981 · 2h 4m
Director Robert Redford

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Tormented by guilt following the death of his older brother, Buck, in a sailing accident, alienated teenager Conrad Jarrett (Timothy Hutton) attempts suicide. Returning home following an extended stay in a psychiatric hospital, Conrad tries to deal with his mental anguish and also reconnect with his mother, Beth (Mary Tyler Moore), who has grown cold and angry, and his emotionally wounded father, Calvin (Donald Sutherland), with the help of his psychiatrist, Dr. Berger (Judd Hirsch).

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Average 8.6
Reviews 105
Fresh 95
Rotten 10

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Studio
Paramount Pictures
Released
1981
Run Time
2 hr 4 min
Rated
16
Region of Origin
United States
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Languages

Original Audio
English, Korean
Audio

English (United States) (AAC), Russian (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC), Dutch (Netherlands) , French (France) , German (Germany) , Italian , Portuguese (Brazil) , Spanish (Latin America) , Spanish (Spain)

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.