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Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) · Pop Next

Kramer vs. Kramer

PG19791h 45mDrama

Kramer vs. Kramer

There are three sides to this love story.

82Pop Score9 of 9 sources

Critics and audiences agree

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.

Director, Writer: Robert Benton
Novel: Avery Corman
Music: John Kander
Music: Herb Harris
Cinematography: Néstor Almendros
Editor: Gerald B. Greenberg

Ratings

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Critics

84

Rotten Tomatoes90%102 reviews
Metacritic77/10010 reviews
Roger Ebert

Top billed cast

Dustin HoffmanTed Kramer
Meryl StreepJoanna Kramer
Jane AlexanderMargaret Phelps

Details

Status: Released
Release date: 7 Dec 1979
Original language: English
Links: IMDb TMDB

4.0/4

Audiences

80

IMDb7.8/10168.4K votes
RT Audience89%1.9K votes
Metacritic Users8.3/10123 votes
Letterboxd4.1/5208.7K votes
Trakt76%3.3K votes
TMDB75%2.5K votes

Justin HenryBilly Kramer

Howard Duff

Howard DuffJohn Shaunessy

George Coe

George CoeJim O'Connor

JoBeth Williams

JoBeth WilliamsPhyllis Bernard

Bill Moor

Bill MoorGressen

Howland Chamberlain

Howland ChamberlainJudge Atkins

Jack RamageSpencer

Jess OsunaAckerman

Nicholas Hormann

Nicholas HormannInterviewer

Ellen ParkerTeacher

Shelby BrammerTed's Secretary

Carol NadellMrs. Kline

Donald GantrySurgeon

Joe Seneca

Joe SenecaPartygoer

David GoldenGrocer

Sean AlbertsonBoy in Hospital (uncredited)

Iris KleinPartygoer (as Iris Alhanti)

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