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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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