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Terms of Endearment (1983)

★ 7.1 · 822 ratings on TMDB

Come to laugh, come to cry, come to care, come to terms.

Terms of Endearment poster★ 7.1

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.

DirectorJames L. Brooks
CastBetty King, Danny DeVito, Debra Winger, Huckleberry Fox, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Daniels
GenresComedy, Drama
The emergence reading

Terms of Endearment keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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