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Terms of Endearment

1983·2h 12m·PG
DramaComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.4/10
70,742 votes
Metascore
79
Metacritic

Widow Aurora Greenway juggles her own struggles with a new romantic interest while trying to sort out the emotional problems of her daughter who's married to a philandering husband.

Terms of Endearment is a 1983 drama comedy movie directed by James L. Brooks, starring Debra Winger, Danny DeVito, Shirley MacLaine. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.4/10 from 70,742 votes and runs 2h 12m.

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Director
James L. Brooks
Stars
Debra Winger
Danny DeVito
Shirley MacLaine
Jack Nicholson
Details
1983-12-09
132 min
Movie
PG
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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