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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Character
Classical in form, earnest, spare and character-led.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
Who loves it, who doesn't
22 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Ironists.
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“Is Shirley MacLaine the best thing in Terms of Endearment?”
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Cast
- Shirley MacLaineAurora Greenway
- Debra WingerEmma Greenway Horton
- Jack NicholsonGarrett Breedlove
- Danny DeVitoVernon Dahlart
- Jeff DanielsFlap Horton
- John LithgowSam Burns
- Lisa Hart CarrollPatsy Clark
- Betty KingRosie Dunlop
- Huckleberry FoxTeddy Horton
- Troy BishopTommy Horton
Crew
- James L. BrooksDirector
- James L. BrooksScreenplay
- Larry McMurtryNovel
- Andrzej BartkowiakDirector of Photography
- Michael GoreOriginal Music Composer
- Richard MarksEditor
- James L. BrooksProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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Touch 198576% alikeSeries · Both classical in form, earnest, spare.
Clannad 200476% alikeGame · Both classical in form, earnest, spare.
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