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Kramer vs. Kramer
1979
· Movie
· 105 min
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #420
- IMDb #573
- Google retired #482
- Rotten Tomatoes #600
- Metacritic #540
- Letterboxd #390
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1036
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #661
- Metacritic Critics #904
- Metacritic Audience #275
- Criticker #436
- Douban #323
- Kinopoisk #317
- AlloCiné #633
- Trakt #866
Every rating
65–94
out of 100
A workaholic advertising executive's wife leaves him, leaving him to care for their young son. Initially struggling with parenthood, he and his son eventually form a deep and loving bond. Their life is upended when his wife returns after more than a year, now financially stable and seeking custody of the child, leading to a painful legal battle over who is the better parent.
Details
- Director
- Robert Benton
- Writer
- Robert Benton
- Released
- 7 December 1979
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $8.0M
- Box office
- $106.3M
- Awards
- 37 wins, 22 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (24) →
Awards & nominations
See all 59 →11 major awards won · 37 wins from 59 nominations across 21 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1979 | Best Director | Robert Benton | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1979 | Best Picture | Stanley R. Jaffe | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1979 | Best Actor | Dustin Hoffman | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1979 | Best Supporting Actress | Meryl Streep | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1979 | Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Robert Benton | Winner |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 1979 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Robert Benton | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1979 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Winner | |
| Golden Globe Awards 1979 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Dustin Hoffman | Winner |
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Academy Awards
9 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actor | Dustin Hoffman | Winner |
| Best Director | Robert Benton | Winner |
| Best Picture | Stanley R. Jaffe | Winner |
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Robert Benton | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Meryl Streep | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Néstor Almendros | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Gerald B. Greenberg | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Justin Henry | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jane Alexander | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
8 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Dustin Hoffman | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Winner | |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Robert Benton | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Meryl Streep | Winner |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Robert Benton | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Justin Henry | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Jane Alexander | Nominee |
| New Star of the Year – Actor | Justin Henry | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Robert Benton | Winner |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Drama – Adapted from Another Medium | Robert Benton | Winner |
César Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Robert Benton | Nominee |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Dustin Hoffman | Winner |
| Best Director | Robert Benton | Winner |
| Best Film | Robert Benton | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Meryl Streep | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Dustin Hoffman | Winner |
| Best Director | Robert Benton | Winner |
| Best Film | Robert Benton | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Meryl Streep | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Dustin Hoffman | Winner |
| Best Director | Robert Benton | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Meryl Streep | Winner |
| Best Film | Robert Benton | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jane Alexander | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Dustin Hoffman | Winner |
| Best Film | Robert Benton | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Meryl Streep | Winner |
| Best Director | Robert Benton | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jane Alexander | Nominee |
David di Donatello Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Foreign Actor | Dustin Hoffman | Winner |
| Best Foreign Film | Robert Benton | Winner |
| Special David | Justin Henry | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Meryl Streep | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | Winner |
Blue Ribbon Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Robert Benton | Winner |
Hochi Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Picture | Robert Benton | Winner |
Japan Academy Film Prize
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Winner |
Kinema Junpo Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Robert Benton | Winner |
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Robert Benton | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hall of Fame – Motion Picture | Winner |
Young Artist Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film | Justin Henry | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
6 nominations
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Dustin Hoffman | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Robert Benton | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Gerald B. Greenberg | Nominee |
| Best Film | Stanley R. Jaffe | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Robert Benton | Nominee |
Fotogramas de Plata
2 nominations
| Best Foreign Performer | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Performer | Dustin Hoffman | Nominee |
Jupiter Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Actor | Dustin Hoffman | Nominee |