Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Directed by Robert Benton · 105 min · Drama
86.3 TOPICAL score · #184 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979, directed by Robert Benton) has a TOPICAL score of 86.3 - ranked 184 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 7 awards from 10 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. Critics: 89% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 77. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (2,563 ratings) · IMDb 7.8/10. Wikipedia covers it in 62 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics89% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 77
- AudienceTMDB 7.6/10 (2,563 ratings) · IMDb 7.8/10
- Awards7 wins, 10 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Picture; Academy Award for Best Director; Academy Award for Best Actor
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 62 languages
- Still read113,648 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Dustin Hoffman (actor #25), Meryl Streep (actor #12), Jane Alexander (actor #772), Justin Henry
“In 2003, The New York Times placed the film on its Best 1000 Movies Ever list.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10