Kramer vs. Kramer

1979

1h 45m

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7.6/10

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Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.

Directors

Robert Benton

Writers

Robert Benton(screenplay by)

Avery Corman(novel by)

Stars

Dustin Hoffman

Meryl Streep

Jane Alexander

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Ted Kramer

Joanna Kramer

Margaret Phelps

Billy Kramer

John Shaunessy

Jim O'Connor

Phyllis Bernard

Gressen

Judge Atkins

Spencer

Ackerman

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Teacher

Ted's Secretary

Mrs. Kline

Surgeon

Partygoer

Grocer

Directors

Robert Benton

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Robert Benton(screenplay by)

Avery Corman(novel by)

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9/10

Much more heart than expected! <em>'Kramer vs. Kramer'</em> is a film I've heard of for as long as I can remember, though I didn't actually know much about it itself... a quick glance at Wikipedia and I saw that they class it as a "legal drama", which is obvious given the title. With that, I was waiting for a long court battle to start so was surprised to see it not arrive until the final 30 or so minutes. The film is actually mainly about a father and son, in how they react to a certain life event. And boy do the filmmakers do a great job at making you care for the characters of Dustin Hoffman (Ted) and Justin Henry (Billy)... and even Meryl Streep's Joanna, though I could've personally done with more development for the latter's character; especially as the ending is quite predictable, so additional scenes for her side of the story would've been nice. I wouldn't say it's a big deal, however, as you see what's needed. Hoffman puts in a terrific performance, as does youngster Henry. Streep also brings a good showing, as do Jane Alexander and Howard Duff more minimally. Credit to everyone onscreen, in truth. It's, of course, sad to read about the offscreen incident(s) that occurred during the production involving Hoffman and Streep, albeit settled incident(s) between the two. In conclusion, and this won't come as a surprise given my rating and all the positive noise that this film has received in the decades since its release, I'd undoubtedly recommend this motion picture from 1979.

r96sk10 Jan, 2024