Fresh
Kramer vs. Kramer is greatly enriched by its exceptional cast.
Kathleen Carroll, New York Daily News
Kramer vs. Kramer
There are three sides to this love story.
1979 · 1h 45m · PG
Drama
Directed by
Robert Benton
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Robert Benton Director
- Dustin Hoffman as Ted Kramer
- Meryl Streep as Joanna Kramer
- Jane Alexander as Margaret Phelps
- Justin Henry as Billy Kramer
- Howard Duff as John Shaunessy
- George Coe as Jim O'Connor
- JoBeth Williams as Phyllis Bernard (as Jobeth Williams)
- Bill Moor as Gressen
- Howland Chamberlain as Judge Atkins
- Jack Ramage Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It's an interesting movie to look back on for its attitudes: In the guise of being a consciousness-raiser it plumps for male tenderness and demonizes the mother who can't recognize how far her workaholic ex-hubbie has come.
Peter Rainer, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Kramer Vs. Kramer is a perceptive, touching, intelligent film about one of the raw sores of contemporary America, the dissolution of the family unit.
Dale Pollock, Variety
Fresh
Benton's direction must first be praised for his choice of actors and his collaboration with them.
Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
Fresh
Benton gives his film its depth and complexity by challenging the audience's preconceptions and snap opinions at every turn.
Frank Rich, TIME Magazine
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