Is the movie Ordinary People available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime or Apple TV+?
At Stream Tracker, we check where to watch the films that linger with you — and few dramas linger like Ordinary People (1980). Robert Redford’s debut feature strips a suburban family down to its raw nerves: Beth’s emotional distance, Calvin’s desperate steadiness, and Conrad’s crippling grief, guilt and therapy sessions that probe what silence has cost them. Winner of four Academy Awards — including Best Picture, Best Director (Redford), Best Supporting Actor (Timothy Hutton) and Best Adapted Screenplay — the film remains a quiet, devastating study of mourning and recovery. In this article, we’ll see whether Ordinary People is currently available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video or AppleTV+ and where you can stream or rent it.
Synopsis
After the death of their older son, Beth, Calvin, and their surviving child, Conrad, try to navigate life shattered by loss. Overwhelmed by grief and a crushing sense of responsibility, Conrad attempts suicide and is now undergoing therapy to heal. Beth, who had long favored the boy they lost, finds it hard to be present for Conrad, while Calvin is stuck in the middle, mourning and doing his best to keep the family together.
Watch on which platform Ordinary People
Updated on 12/03/2026Netflix
Not available
Disney+
Not available
Prime Video
Not available
Apple TV+
Available
