Terms of Endearment

1983 · directed by James L. Brooks

Rating

80/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

Oscar Winner

Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.

Terms of Endearment (1983), directed by James L. Brooks, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Shirley MacLaine
• Debra Winger
• Jack Nicholson
• Danny DeVito
• Jeff Daniels
• John Lithgow
• Lisa Hart Carroll
• Betty King
• Huckleberry Fox
• Troy Bishop

Crew

• Andrzej Bartkowiak — Director of Photography
• Richard Marks — Editor
• Michael Gore — Original Music Composer
• James L. Brooks — Screenplay

More from James L. Brooks

1. Broadcast News (1987) — 79/100
2. As Good as It Gets (1997) — 76/100
3. I'll Do Anything (1994) — 59/100
4. Spanglish (2004) — 58/100
5. How Do You Know (2010) — 48/100
6. Ella McCay (2025) — 44/100

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