Kramer vs. Kramer
There are three sides to this love story.
1979 • 105 min • Drama
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 12- 100 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
- 76 Audience · 2504 · 49%
A career-focused man is left to raise his young son alone after his wife unexpectedly leaves. They learn to navigate life and form a strong bond, only for his wife to return and seek custody, leading to an emotional court battle.
- Violence & peril
- 1/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- Emotional scenes of parental separation
- Depicts the stress of a custody battle
- Some mature themes surrounding divorce
What it models well
- Resilience in adversity
- The importance of active parenting
- Learning and growing from mistakes
- Forgiveness and moving forward
Talk about it after
- What makes a good parent?
- The challenges of single parenting
- How divorce impacts children
- Communication in relationships
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Top billed cast
Director: Robert Benton • Crew: Robert Benton
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersMuch more heart than expected! <em>'Kramer vs. Kramer'</em> is a film I've heard of for as long as I can remember, though I didn't actually know much about it itself... a quick glance at Wikipedia and I saw that they class it as a "legal drama", which is obvious given the title. With that, I was waiting for a long court battle to start so was surprised to see it not arrive until the final 30 or so minutes.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers**The struggle of women in the 70th of the last century** To what extent can a simple social story and a familiar family problem such as separation or divorce. To what extent can it represent and reflect the condition of an entire society, the culture and morals of this society, and the social changes that occur to it.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.6/10 (2,504)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $8,000,000
- Box office
- $106,260,000
- IMDb
- tt0079417
