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Terms of Endearment

Lists: Comedy, Drama, Academy Award Best Picture Winners - All Time, Best Picture Winners from the 1980s, Chick Flicks, Best Picture nominee 1980 to 1989

Brief Synopsis: "Aurora and Emma are mother and daughter who march to different drummers. Beginning with Emma's marriage, Aurora shows how difficult and loving she can be. The movie covers several years of their lives as each finds different reasons to go on living and find joy. Aurora's interludes with Garrett Breedlove, retired astronaut and next door neighbor are quite striking."

Overall Ranking: 1712 (Rank from 1983: # 10)


Rating:
72.5
Adjusted* Rating:
(lowest rating dropped)
79

Ratings Breakdown
(The Mixed Bag)

Buttery 33.33%
Regular 33.33%
Half-Popped 33.33%
Stale 0%
Burnt 0%




 


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  • Shirley MacLaine (Aurora Greenway)
  • Debra Winger (Emma Greenway Horton)
  • Jack Nicholson (Garrett Breedlove)
  • Danny DeVito (Vernon Dahlart)
  • Jeff Daniels (Flap Horton)
  • John Lithgow (Sam Burns)
  • James L. Brooks (Director)