Kramer vs. Kramer
“There are three sides to this love story.”
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.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
26 people
Dustin Hoffman
Ted Kramer
Known for
Rain Man
Kung Fu Panda
Meryl Streep
Joanna Kramer
Known for
The Devil Wears Prada
The Post
Jane Alexander
Margaret Phelps
Known for
The Ring
Tales from the Loop
Justin Henry
Billy Kramer
Known for
Sixteen Candles
Reaper
Howard Duff
John Shaunessy
Known for
The Naked City
No Way Out
George Coe
Jim O'Connor
Known for
Archer
The Entity
JoBeth Williams
Phyllis Bernard
Known for
Poltergeist
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
Bill Moor
Gressen
Known for
Ishtar
The House on Carroll Street
Howland Chamberlain
Judge Atkins
Known for
Force of Evil
House by the River
Jack Ramage
Spencer
Also in
Family Enforcer
Slow Dancing In The Big City
Jess Osuna
Ackerman
Known for
Three Days of the Condor
A New Leaf
Néstor Almendros
Director of Photography
Robert Benton Director · Avery Corman Author John Kander Composer
Worldwide gross $106M · Budget $8M · United States release December 19, 1979
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$106,260,000
Gross vs. budget
13.3×
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Stanley Jaffe Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 5, 1979
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · December 19, 1979
Theatrical
United States
December 17, 1979 · Premiere · New York City, New York
Argentina
March 13, 1980 · Theatrical
Australia
March 13, 1980 · Theatrical
Belgium
March 6, 1980 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 31, 1980 · Theatrical
Canada
February 17, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
China
June 14, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival（4K）
Colombia
April 5, 1980 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 7, 1980 · Theatrical
Finland
February 29, 1980 · Theatrical
France
February 27, 1980 · Theatrical
July 3, 2001 · Physical · DVD
March 4, 2009 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
February 28, 1980 · Theatrical · West Germany
December 5, 1980 · Theatrical · East Germany
Greece
October 9, 1980 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
May 2, 1980 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 12, 1981 · Theatrical
Iceland
April 15, 1981 · Theatrical
India
June 30, 2020 · Digital
Indonesia
December 26, 2004 · TV
Ireland
March 21, 1980 · Theatrical
Italy
March 7, 1980 · Theatrical
Japan
April 5, 1980 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 21, 1980 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 6, 1980 · Theatrical
December 25, 2001 · TV · Nederland 1
January 31, 2008 · Physical · DVD
November 14, 2012 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
March 14, 1980 · Theatrical
Philippines
June 30, 2020 · Digital
Poland
August 1, 1982 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 21, 1980 · Theatrical
Russia
June 1, 1982 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 12, 1980 · Theatrical
Spain
March 1, 1980 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 1, 1980 · Theatrical
Türkiye
December 7, 1979 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
February 17, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
March 18, 1980 · Theatrical · Originally A
Uruguay
March 27, 1980 · Theatrical
More from Robert Benton
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked Kramer vs. Kramer
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.