- Release Date: 1979
- Runtime: N/A
- Genre: Drama
- Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, Justin Henry ... see all
- Director: Robert Benton
- Plot: A just divorced man must learn to care for his son on his own, and then must fight in court to keep custody of him. Full summary » | Full... Read more
User Reviews
Hoffman vs. Streep equals perfect
Mar 10, 2009
jhaveymoviereviews - yahoo.com
Mar 10, 2009jhaveymoviereviews - yahoo.com
This film definitely deserved it's five academy awards. Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep are young and are as amazing then as they are now. This is the hardship of divorce story that every other story is based off of. It really... Full review
thre is a sex scene
Jul 19, 2008
mylifemagic - yahoo.com
Jul 19, 2008mylifemagic - yahoo.com
this is ot movie i got really dissapointed the movie was going so good and in between i got shocked there was a naked bicth it was so dissapointing oooooh... Full review
Le Divorce Et L'Infant
Jul 11, 2008
The_Flesh_Eating_Vegan - imdb.com
Jul 11, 2008The_Flesh_Eating_Vegan - imdb.com
One word that comes to mind when describing 'Kramer vs. Kramer' is terrific. Benton's direction and screenplay are solid but what also seems to have worked very well was that he gave his actors the freedom to improvise and was... Full review
An Intelligent and Solid Film About Divorce
Nov 09, 2007
brocksilvey - imdb.com
Nov 09, 2007brocksilvey - imdb.com
After a decade of turbulent unrest, American movies began to switch gears and turn their cameras away from war-torn battlefields, political corruption, and general social unease to the more intimate world of family dysfunction. The toll the selfish Baby Boomers... Full review
"...one of the greatest american films ever!"
Sep 02, 2007
withoutmychick - yahoo.com
Sep 02, 2007withoutmychick - yahoo.com
The sad story of a family that can't leave together because of the mother that doesn't make her min, i was pretty exited to see this film and i don't know why Yahoo! helper said that i wasnt going to like... Full review
Hoffman
Apr 09, 2007
satmansg - yahoo.com
Apr 09, 2007satmansg - yahoo.com
Before I saw this movie, I believed Dustin Hoffman to be a great actor. After I witnessed this movie, I know he is one of the best actors to ever have lived. He is simply brilliant... Full review
Sooooooo Good
Nov 15, 2006
elicopterwinn - yahoo.com
Nov 15, 2006elicopterwinn - yahoo.com
I loved this movie andthe relationship between the characters was not only complex but was also very well done. I loved all of the camera veiws and Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep both did spectacular jobs in this must see drama.... Full review
A great film with Streep and Hoffman.
Jul 14, 2006
epicfan95 - yahoo.com
Jul 14, 2006epicfan95 - yahoo.com
This is a film with Streep and Hoffman. A film about life and divorcement. A film about what its like after a couple is seperated and then a divorce comes. A fine character study with 2 of hollywood's best screen legends.... Full review
Very calculated and pressed out, but some of the manufactured heart is indeed moving...
Mar 21, 2006
moonspinner55 - imdb.com
Mar 21, 2006moonspinner55 - imdb.com
The marriage of an upscale New York City couple with child falls apart when the wife wants out ("It took a lot of courage for her to walk out that door!" a neighbor tells us); the busy, distracted husband takes... Full review
a rip-off, but a great one
Mar 12, 2006
schles-1 - imdb.com
Mar 12, 2006schles-1 - imdb.com
Although credit should have been given to Dr. Seuess for stealing the story-line of "Horton Hatches The Egg", this was a fine film. It touched both the emotions and the intellect. Due especially to the incredible performance of seven year... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Feb 17, 2009Film.com
The expected courtroom scene that concludes Kramer vs. Kramer is organized not along legal lines but instead as a process of emotional discovery.
Sony's Blu-ray of Kramer vs. Kramer is a chance to enjoy the work of the respected cinematographer Nestor Almendros .
... Full Review
| Feb 17, 2009DVD Talk
Kramer vs. Kramer was praised at the time for its even-handedness;....But it's also a terrific movie.....The Blu-ray maximizes the film's uncluttered, ordinary look (though reportedly a look based on the paintings of David Hockney and Piero della Francesca);....it's a good one, a nearly one-hour making-of documentary created for an August 2001 standard-def DVD release.....some of the film's best moments were improvised or substantially adjusted on the set..... ... Full Review
| Feb 02, 2009associatedcontent.com
Kramer vs. Kramer is a movie based on perception and opinion, a work of art at its best, conflicting with both modern and traditional roles of parenting.....That is what this tale of a perfect family is about..... ... Full Review
| Oct 07, 2006Goatdog
I guess that's the one thing the film succeeds in without caveats:....In a nutshell, that's the problem with the film and its characters-because that is the issue, at least part of it.....The film provides a much better....His performance seemed incredibly fussy, fully of too-obvious mannerisms....Justin Henry delivers a decent performance as Billy.... ... Full Review
| Sep 09, 2003Flipside Movie Emporium
The title Kramer vs Kramer is a very effective one; once read, it immediately conveys the image of a battle, a fight or something of the sort - which is just what it is.
Kramer vs Kramer manages to one way or another fulfill all these points.
... Full Review
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