Kramer vs. Kramer
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Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings
- Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep
- Summary: Ted Kramer (Hoffman) must raise his son Billy (Henry) on his own after his wife (Streep) leaves him. After a time has passed she returns, wanting custody of the boy.
- Director: Robert Benton
- Genre(s): Drama
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100Kramer vs. Kramer is a movie of good performances, and it had to be, because the performances can't rest on conventional melodrama.
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75Even when its emotions run a bit out of control, Kramer vs. Kramer is a strong and positive film. Its performances are first-rate, from Hoffman and streep down to Howard Duff (as a divorce lawyer) and a terrifically talented lad named Justin Henry, who visibly matures in his portrayal of Billy, the contested kid.
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60This looks, in retrospect, like nothing much more than a glossy soap passed off as serious drama.
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30Misogynistic claptrap about a divorced husband (Dustin Hoffman) fighting for the custody of and learning to cope with his little boy (Justin Henry) - a movie whose classy trimmings (including Nestor Almendros's cinematography) persuaded audiences to regard writer-director Robert Benton as a subtle art-house director.
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