Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
The story
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.
- chicago
- illinois
- depression
- post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
- based on novel or book
- suicide attempt
- middle class
- dysfunctional family
- grief
- bereavement
- psychiatrist
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Donald Sutherland
Calvin Jarrett
Mary Tyler Moore
Beth Jarrett
Judd Hirsch
Dr. Berger
Timothy Hutton
Conrad Jarrett
- M. Emmet Walsh — Swim Coach
- Elizabeth McGovern — Jeannine Pratt
- Dinah Manoff — Karen
- Fredric Lehne — Lazenby
- James B. Sikking — Ray Hanley
- Basil Hoffman — Sloan
- Quinn K. Redeker — Ward
- Mariclare Costello — Audrey
- Meg Mundy — Grandmother
- Elizabeth Hubbard — Ruth
- Adam Baldwin — Stillman
- Directed
- Robert Redford
- Written
- Alvin Sargent
Production
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 · 702 ratings
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises
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