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Kramer vs. Kramer
Kramer vs. Kramer
7.7
/10
2,614 Ratings

KRAMER VS. KRAMER

Directed by Robert Benton
United States, 1979
Drama

Synopsis

Ted Kramer’s wife leaves him, allowing for a lost bond to be rediscovered between Ted and his son, Billy. But a heated custody battle ensues over the divorced couple’s son, deepening the wounds left by the separation.

Synopsis

Ted Kramer’s wife leaves him, allowing for a lost bond to be rediscovered between Ted and his son, Billy. But a heated custody battle ensues over the divorced couple’s son, deepening the wounds left by the separation.

Our take

Sweeping the big Oscars® (Picture, Actor, Actress, Director & Adapted Screenplay), this moving and tumultuous classic is the quintessential portrait of American divorce in the 1970s. Like the couple’s child, we are caught in the middle, torn between the tremendous performances of Hoffman and Streep.