Kramer vs. Kramer
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Kramer vs. Kramer

There are three sides to this love story.

7.6 / 10 1979 1h 45mPG English
Drama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Ted Kramer

Lead
Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Joanna Kramer

Jane Alexander

Jane Alexander

Margaret Phelps

Justin Henry

Justin Henry

Billy Kramer

Howard Duff

Howard Duff

John Shaunessy

George Coe

George Coe

Jim O'Connor

JoBeth Williams

JoBeth Williams

Phyllis Bernard

Bill Moor

Bill Moor

Gressen

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Benton's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Kramer vs. Kramer is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker