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Name: Kramer Vs. Kramer
Released: 1979-12-19
Cast: Meryl Streep, Dustin Hoffman, Jane Alexander, Justin Henry, Howard Duff

Kramer Vs. Kramer

PG
1h 45m
1979

88%

age 13+

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Winner of 5 Academy Awards®, Kramer vs. Kramer is a ground- breaking drama about the heartbreak of divorce and the struggle between work and family. Young husband and father Ted Kramer (Dustin Hoffman) loves his family - and his job, which is where he spends most of his time. When he returns home late one evening from work, his wife Joanna (Meryl Streep) confronts him and then leaves him, forcing Ted to become the sole caregiver to their six-year-old son. Now, Ted must learn to be a father while balancing the demands of his high-pressure career. But just as Ted adapts to his new role and begins to feel like a fulfilled parent, Joanna returns. And now she wants her son back.

Director:

Robert Benton

Producer:

Stanley R. Jaffe

Writer:

Robert Benton

Cast:

Meryl Streep, Dustin Hoffman, Jane Alexander, Justin Henry, Howard Duff, JoBeth Williams, George Coe

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

88%

Critics Consensus: The divorce subject isn't as shocking, but the film is still a thoughtful, well-acted drama that resists the urge to take sides or give easy answers.

Reviews

Gone With The Twins

Mike Massie

One of the most mature, emotionally crushing, unforgettable dramas of the year - and of the decade.

Kramer vs. Kramer is a wonderful picture, a lifelike experience which enthralls us, makes us think, laugh, cry, and jump for joy.

Kramer vs Kramer is a lopsided, sudsy movie that coasts through on its father-appeal, its star-power and its easy-paced comedy and pathos, seldom firing our brains and hearts into a fresh response.

It is lifted above the level of common tear-jerker by the same affectionate concern for character that distinguished Benton's earlier pictures, Bad Company and The Late Show.

Kramer vs. Kramer is about the best possible subject to which art or entertainment can address themselves: people trying to get along in life.

January 27, 2020

FULL REVIEW

Common Sense Media

age 13+

Common Sense Says

Sensitive, truthful look at the breakup of a family.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this multiple award-winning film about the wrenching truths of divorce and its effects on both parents and kids has moments of great humor as well as heartbreak. Watching the relationship between a clueless dad (as he becomes a dedicated, loving father) and his young son (as he learns to deal with the pain of losing his mother) is suspenseful, very intense, and highly moving. Made in 1979, the filmmakers made a groundbreaking effort to treat a mother, who leaves her young son behind, with dignity and understanding. Following a bedroom scene showing two adults after a sexual encounter, a naked woman comes face to face with a little boy in the hallway (breasts clearly visible as she attempts to cover her genitals); the moment is played for comic effect and embarrassment rather than sexual provocativeness. In one tense, lengthy sequence, a child falls from a jungle gym, is rushed to an emergency hospital, and undergoes stitches on camera. There is occasional swearing ("goddammit"). Adult beverages are consumed in a number of social situations, and, once, the dad uses alcohol after a particularly difficult argument with his son. A few people smoke.