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      • The big winner of the 1983 Oscars, this movie holds up relatively well, although there are portions that feel a bit sitcom-y. But that's to be expected, considering director/screenwriter Brooks' background. Overall, though, this remains a funny, touching movie about the relationship of a mother and daughter over several decades.
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  2. Terms of Endearment” feels as much like life as any movie I can think of. At the same time, it’s a triumph of show business, with its high comic style, its flair for bittersweet melodrama and its star turns for the actors.

  3. Terms of Endearment received critical acclaim at the time of its release. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an 82% approval rating based on 109 reviews, with a weighted average of 7.9/10.

  4. Terms of Endearment: Directed by James L. Brooks. With Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito. Follows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love and her daughter's family problems.

    • (66K)
    • Comedy, Drama
    • James L. Brooks
    • 1983-12-09
  5. A classic tearjerker, Terms of Endearment isn't shy about reaching for the heartstrings -- but is so well-acted and smartly scripted that it's almost impossible to resist. Read Critics Reviews

    • (110)
    • James L. Brooks
    • PG
    • Shirley Maclaine
  6. Feb 25, 2024 · 5 min read. ·. Feb 25, 2024. -- Theatrical release poster. Decided to start watching all of the Oscar best picture winners, in order. I hadn’t heard of some of these movies, some I love and have...

  7. Full Review | Jul 21, 2022. Terms of Endearment is that uncommon kind of American movie, the kind that doesn't just manipulate our feelings, but releases them. It rates a resounding yes...

  8. Terms of Endearment was potentially a good emotional story but heavily spoiled and completely destroyed by wild characterisation. The story of a mother and a daughter and 2 other important supporting characters doesn't have a single sensible character in the film.

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