Terms of Endearment poster

Terms of Endearment( 1983)

TV-MADramaComedy
71%
User
Score

Come to laugh, come to cry, come to care, come to terms.

Overview

Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Shirley MacLaine

      Aurora Greenway

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      Debra Winger

      Emma Greenway Horton

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      Jack Nicholson

      Garrett Breedlove

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      Danny DeVito

      Vernon Dahlart

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      Jeff Daniels

      Flap Horton

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      John Lithgow

      Sam Burns

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      Lisa Hart Carroll

      Patsy Clark

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      Betty King

      Rosie Dunlop

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      Huckleberry Fox

      Teddy Horton

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      Troy Bishop

      Tommy Horton

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      Shane Serwin

      Younger Tommy Horton

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      Megan Morris

      Melanie Horton

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      Tara Yeakey

      Baby Melanie

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      Norman Bennett

      Edward Johnson

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      Jennifer Josey

      Young Emma

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      Kate Charleson

      Janice

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      Tom Wees

      Dr. Budge

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      Paul Menzel

      Dr. Maise

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      F. William Parker

      Doctor

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      Amanda Watkins

      Meg

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      Buddy Gilbert

      Dr. Ratcher

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      David Wohl

      Phil

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      Shelley K. Nielsen

      Nurse

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      Bette Croissant

      Nurse

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      Charles Beall

      Rudyard's Employer

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      Lelise Folse

      Doris

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      Sharisse Baker-Bernard

      Lee Anne

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      Judy Dickerson

      Checkout Girl

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      Devon O'Brien

      Lizbeth

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      Dana Vance

      Victoria

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      Alexandra O'Karma

      Jane

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      Nancy Mette

      Woman at Party

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      Holly Holmberg Brooks

      T.J.

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      Lear Levin

      Jack Stern

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      Albert Brooks

      Rudyard Greenway (voice)

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      Lanier Whilden

      Patsy's Mother

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      Helen Stauffer

      Flap's Secretary

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      Barbara Balik

      Woman

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      Michelle Watkins

      Woman

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      John C. Conger

      Moving Man

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      Sandra Newkirk

      Mrs. Johnson

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      Elaine McGown

      Herself

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      Mary Kay Place

      Doris (voice)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Jun 24 2022
    I hated the story, let's get that out of the way first. This film is about character acting at it's best, though, and Shirley MacLaine ("Aurora") and Jack Nicholson ("Garrett") bring us charisma and entertainment in spades which thankfully rescues the really pedestrian plot from abject mediocrity. Since her birth, "Aurora" has fussed over her daughter "Emma" (Debra Winger) and upon the death of her husband, settles down to a rather vicarious existence living life through her daughter, her husband "Flap" (Jeff Daniels) and their children. She is a strong willed woman, with love that can be gentl...

    Media

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    8000000.00

    Revenue

    108423749.00

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • parent child relationship
    • loss of loved one
    • texas
    • cancer
    • astronaut
    • single mother
    • neighbor neighbor relationship
    • narcissistic mother