It's a large film with lots of intimate moments, endearing characters and a perfect blend of laughing-out-loud comedy and tearful drama.
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06/05/02
Terms of Endearment (1983)
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Reviews Counted:35
Fresh:31
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: Sentimental Terms of Endearment rises on the strength of its cast and a deft blend of humor and pathos.
Runtime: 2 hrs 11 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: This Oscar-winning film is both eccentrically funny and an old-fashioned tearjerker. The story centers around the volatile relationship between a mother and daughter spanning 30 years. The various... [More]
Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, John Lithgow
Director: James L. Brooks
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Reviews for Terms of Endearment
Something for everyone, indeed.
12/17/06
No-wonder Jack was so keen to land this role. It was simply perfect for him.
02/20/08
This hugely successful tear-jerker boasts some magnificent on-screen chemistry between Jack Nicholson and Shirley MacLaine.
02/20/08
No review available.
06/19/04
There's no doubt in my mind that there is more art to be found in a week's worth of General Hospital re-runs.
12/08/02
No review available.
11/07/03
No review available.
10/27/05
No review available.
04/03/04
[Writer-director James L. Brooks] has television in his soul: his people are incredibly tiny (most are defined by a single stroke of obsessive behavior), and he chokes out his narrative in ten-minute chunks, separated by aching lacunae.
12/17/06
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03/01/08
The tragi-comedy never made me reach for my hankie, never tickled my funny bone and it never found a way into my heart.
03/16/08
Blending comedy and melodrama, this is basically a TV sitcom, marked by a sentimental tone and traditional view of women, elevated a notch or two by superlative performances from Debra Winger, Shirley MacLaine, and Jack Nicholson.
07/27/06
Weepy and melodramatic, but still awfully good.
10/11/02
No review available.
03/27/04
Then The Illness strikes, and the film changes gear completely, pulling out all the stops.
06/24/06
Brooks' dialog is wonderful throughout and all the characters carry off their assignments beautifully, even down to Danny De Vito and Norman Bennett as MacLaine's other suffering suitors.
02/20/08
While some aspects of the film ... have not aged all that well, it still plays with sincerity and emotional resonance
04/17/01
A funny, touching, beautifully acted film that covers more territory than it can easily manage.
05/20/03
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