Terms of Endearment
7.4
“Come to laugh, come to cry, come to care, come to terms.”
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.
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2 films
Cast
43 people
Shirley MacLaine
Aurora Greenway
Known for
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Apartment
Debra Winger
Emma Greenway Horton
Known for
An Officer and a Gentleman
The Ranch
Jack Nicholson
Garrett Breedlove
Known for
The Shining
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Danny DeVito
Vernon Dahlart
Known for
Batman Returns
The Lorax
Jeff Daniels
Flap Horton
Known for
The Martian
Dumb and Dumber
John Lithgow
Sam Burns
Known for
Shrek
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Lisa Hart Carroll
Patsy Clark
Known for
Moving Violations
Betty King
Rosie Dunlop
Known for
The Dirt Bike Kid
Huckleberry Fox
Teddy Horton
Also in
The Blue Yonder
Konrad
Troy Bishop
Tommy Horton
Also in
Scream
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
Shane Serwin
Younger Tommy Horton
Also in
Sylvester
Megan Morris
Melanie Horton
Also in
Johnny Be Good
James L. Brooks Director · Larry McMurtry Author Michael Gore Composer
Worldwide gross $108M · Budget $8M · United States release November 23, 1983
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$108,423,749
Gross vs. budget
13.6×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Sweden · November 20, 1983
Theatrical
United States · November 23, 1983
Limited theatrical
United States · June 9, 1984
Physical · VHS
United States
November 20, 1983 · Premiere · New York City, New York
December 9, 1983 · Theatrical
February 8, 1995 · Physical · Remasted LaserDisc
October 29, 1996 · Physical · VHS
April 10, 2001 · Physical · DVD
December 3, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
February 23, 2023 · Digital · 4K Ultra HD
November 24, 2023 · Physical · Paramount Presents 4K Ultra HD
Brazil
January 19, 1984 · Theatrical · Lançamento
December 26, 2001 · Physical · DVD/VHS
France
November 21, 1983 · Theatrical
Germany
April 6, 1984 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 2, 1987 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 6, 1983 · Theatrical
Italy
March 16, 1984 · Theatrical
Japan
February 25, 1984 · Theatrical
May 15, 1986 · Physical · LaserDisc
Netherlands
April 12, 1984 · Theatrical
March 29, 2003 · TV · RTL 5
January 14, 2008 · Physical · DVD
May 8, 2013 · Physical · Blu ray
Poland
March 1, 1986 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 6, 1984 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 31, 1984 · Theatrical
Spain
February 14, 1984 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 6, 1983 · Theatrical
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