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Terms of Endearment
1983
· Movie
· 132 min
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1171
- IMDb #1301
- Rotten Tomatoes #1429
- Metacritic #886
- Letterboxd #1026
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1964
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1346
- Metacritic Critics #775
- Metacritic Audience #1440
- Criticker #992
- Kinopoisk #1508
- AlloCiné #1357
- Trakt #1650
Every rating
58–92
out of 100
The complex relationship between a strong-willed widow and her rebellious daughter is followed over several decades. The mother constantly interferes in her daughter's life, leading to friction and love in equal measure. The story charts the daughter's journey as she marries, raises her own family, and faces personal challenges, all while navigating the enduring, sometimes suffocating, bond with her mother. It is a poignant look at family, love, and inevitable loss.
Details
- Director
- James L. Brooks
- Writer
- James L. Brooks
- Based on
- Terms of Endearment by Larry McMurtry
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- Released
- 20 November 1983
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $8.0M
- Box office
- $108.4M
- Awards
- 32 wins, 15 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 47 →11 major awards won · 32 wins from 47 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1983 | Best Picture | James L. Brooks | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1983 | Best Director | James L. Brooks | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1983 | Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | James L. Brooks | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1983 | Best Actress | Shirley MacLaine | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1983 | Best Supporting Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 1983 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | James L. Brooks | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1983 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Winner | |
| Golden Globe Awards 1983 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Shirley MacLaine | Winner |
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47 awards — Terms of Endearment
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Academy Awards
11 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actress | Shirley MacLaine | Winner |
| Best Director | James L. Brooks | Winner |
| Best Picture | James L. Brooks | Winner |
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | James L. Brooks | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Best Actress | Debra Winger | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Polly Platt and Harold Michelson ; Set Decoration: Tom Pedigo and Anthony Mondell | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Richard Marks | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Michael Gore | Nominee |
| Best Sound | James R. Alexander, Rick Kline, Donald O. Mitchell, and Kevin O'Connell | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | John Lithgow | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
6 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Shirley MacLaine | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Winner | |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | James L. Brooks | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Debra Winger | Nominee |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | James L. Brooks | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | James L. Brooks | Winner |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Comedy – Adapted from Another Medium | James L. Brooks | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
5 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actress | Shirley MacLaine | Winner |
| Best Director | James L. Brooks | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Screenplay | James L. Brooks | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
5 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actress | Shirley MacLaine | Winner |
| Best Director | James L. Brooks | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Shirley MacLaine | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | James L. Brooks | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | John Lithgow | Nominee |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Debra Winger | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | James L. Brooks | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best American Film | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
David di Donatello Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Foreign Actress | Shirley MacLaine | Winner |
| Best Foreign Actress | Debra Winger | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Film | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film Hall of Fame: Productions | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Shirley MacLaine | Nominee |
Japan Academy Film Prize
1 nomination
| Outstanding Foreign Language Film | James L. Brooks | Nominee |