Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Dustin HoffmanTed Kramer
- Meryl StreepJoanna Kramer
- Jane AlexanderMargaret Phelps
- Justin HenryBilly Kramer
- Howard DuffJohn Shaunessy
- George CoeJim O'Connor
- JoBeth WilliamsPhyllis Bernard
- Bill MoorGressen
- Howland ChamberlainJudge Atkins
- Jack RamageSpencer
Recommendations
- 100
Chicago Sun-Times
Kramer vs. Kramer is a movie of good performances, and it had to be, because the performances can't rest on conventional melodrama. - 100
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Kramer vs. Kramer is one of the most sensitive and least judgmental film about relationships ever made in the United States.... One of the important films. [15 Dec 1979] - 100
TV Guide Magazine
Kramer vs. Kramer is, essentially, a television movie that was raised into the feature category by the excellence of the execution. - 90
The New York Times
Kramer vs. Kramer is densely packed with such beautifully observed detail. It is also superbly acted by its supporting cast, including Jane Alexander, Howard Duff and George Coe. - 90
Time
Kramer vs. Kramer is a rare movie that finds its tone, its focus and its poetry in its very first image. - 90
Variety
Kramer vs. Kramer is a perceptive, touching, intelligent film about one of the raw sores of contemporary America, the dissolution of the family unit. - 75
Christian Science Monitor
Even when its emotions run a bit out of control, Kramer vs. Kramer is a strong and positive film. Its performances are first-rate, from Hoffman and streep down to Howard Duff (as a divorce lawyer) and a terrifically talented lad named Justin Henry, who visibly matures in his portrayal of Billy, the contested kid. - 60
Empire
This looks, in retrospect, like nothing much more than a glossy soap passed off as serious drama.
