Terms of Endearment (1983)

Directed by

James L. Brooks

Genre

drama film, comedy drama, romantic comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 12m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 835 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mother and daughter navigate their complicated relationship over three decades. The film follows their joys, arguments, and heartbreaks through marriage, children, and illness.

emotionalbittersweettenderwrylife-affirmingintimatematernalpoignant

What happens

Terms of Endearment is a 1983 American tragicomedy film directed, written, and produced by James L. Brooks, adapted from Larry McMurtry's 1975 novel. It stars Debra Winger, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Jeff Daniels, and John Lithgow. The film covers 30 years of the relationship between Aurora Greenway (MacLaine) and her daughter Emma Greenway-Horton (Winger). Terms of Endearment was theatrically released in limited theatres on November 23, 1983, and to a wider release on December 9 by Paramount Pictures. The film received critical acclaim and was a major commercial success, grossing $165 million at the box office, becoming the second-highest-grossing film of 1983 (after Return of the Jedi). At the 56th Academy Awards, the film received a leading 11 nominations, and won a leading five awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (MacLaine), Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor (Nicholson). A sequel, The Evening Star, was released in 1996. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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