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Heartburn (1986)

Directed by Mike Nichols · 108 min · Comedy, Drama, Romance

20.8 TOPICAL score · #4,431 of 6,776 films

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She's a magazine writer who gives up her career for love and family. He's a playboy newspaper columnist who can't quite give up his old tricks. And if that combination doesn't give a relationship heartburn, nothing will.

Heartburn (1986, directed by Mike Nichols) has a TOPICAL score of 20.8 - ranked 4,431 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and lasting engagement, and lowest on awards. Critics: 48% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 49. Audiences: TMDB 6/10 (224 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 31 languages.

Why this score

Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.

Critics21
Audience14
Awards0
Historical impact36
Lasting engagement40
Cast94
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Meryl Streep (actor #12), Jack Nicholson (actor #4), Jeff Daniels (actor #927), Maureen Stapleton (actor #1,051)

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