Harockerce What a beautiful movie!

Steineded How sad is this?

Supelice Dreadfully Boring

Jerrie It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

gwnightscream Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Justin Henry and Jane Alexander star in this 1979 drama based on the novel. Hoffman (Rain Man) plays Ted Kramer, a New York dad who fights for custody of his young son, Billy (Henry) after his wife, Joanna (Streep) leaves them. Alexander plays Margaret, Ted's friend & neighbor. Hoffman is terrific in this, I think it's one of his best performances and Streep and the rest of the cast are good as well. I recommend this good 70's drama.

Benedito Dias Rodrigues l watched the first part of this movie in 1987 and turn off the TV after around 30 minutes...too much talking,in fact drama wasn't my favorite kind of movie at all...but now as collector l must to have this movie in my racks So l decided to watch it one more time and today the movie sounds me really fantastic...this kind of drama is always a heavy matters to put on screen mainly when the woman left the house having the kid behind,when the remorse mother appear asking the kid back the case end up in a court house a powerful drama indeed,however l think that Apocalypse Now is more superior than Kramer vs. Kramer and deserved won the Oscar but who cares...the movie is really good but l find it overrated even Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep having a great performance.

yuukiftb Ted Kramer is a man who is spending his whole time working although he has wife Joanna, and a child Billy. Joanna takes care of little Billy, and do housework. However, she wants to get a job actually, and decides to go somewhere alone. Suddenly, without Joanna, Ted and Billy start to live together. Ted doesn't know a lot of things like how to make French toast. Ted comes to do so many things that he has not done before. It is such a hard work for him, but they are getting closer and closer compared to before. One and a half year passes by, Joanna comes to Billy back. She decides to try a trial. How will they be in the end? The reason why I watched is my friend recommends me to watch. As my friend told me, it is worth watching, because the theme is family. We can understand the story easily, because it is related to every person. After I watch it, I come to think what the important thing it is, and if I were in the same situation as Billy, what I would think and feel. I want to recommend this to my friend too.

Mr-Fusion I've gotta say, in a movie that features Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep (both offering high-calibre stuff), it's Justin Henry that really leaves an indelible mark on "Kramer vs. Kramer". You conjure a certain idea when you hear what this movie's about (and that's true, those are some unpleasant divorce proceedings in the courtroom, to be sure), but there's a real emotional core to this that you just don't expect. It's not bad enough that Hoffman's been left to father his child alone, but Meryl Streep has to come back for custody. Where this movie really shines is in the scenes with Hoffman and his son (Henry), both in bonding and saying goodbye. It's a beautiful relationship. Streep gets the shaft because of this, but she's still not half-assing it.This is a brutal movie because of the pervading sense that the wound always feels fresh. And you never see the emotional hay-makers coming. But the sentiment isn't artificial, and there are no overwrought theatrics. That's what I love about this; there's genuine heart to all of it. And I defy anyone to keep from welling up during father and son's dialogue scene in the closing minutes ("You're not gonna kiss me good night anymore, are you, Dad?").8/10