---
title: 'Terms of Endearment (1983)'
type: 'film'
director: 'James L. Brooks'
released: '1983-11-23'
runtime_minutes: 130
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/terms-of-endearment-1983'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086425/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Terms of Endearment (1983)

1983 · PG · 130 min · Drama, Comedy, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Terms of Endearment is a 1983 American tragicomedy film directed, written, and produced by James L. Brooks, adapted from Larry McMurtry's 1975 novel. It stars Debra Winger, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Jeff Daniels, and John Lithgow. The film covers 30 years of the relationship between Aurora Greenway (MacLaine) and her daughter Emma Greenway-Horton (Winger).

## Credits

- **Director:** [James L. Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-l-brooks)
- **Screenplay:** [James L. Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-l-brooks), [Larry McMurtry](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-mcmurtry)
- **Producer:** [James L. Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-l-brooks)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Gore](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gore)
- **Director of Photography:** [Andrzej Bartkowiak](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrzej-bartkowiak)
- **Editor:** [Richard Marks](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-marks)

## Cast

- [F. William Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/f-william-parker)
- [Danny DeVito](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-devito)
- [Jeff Daniels](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-daniels)
- [Mary Kay Place](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-kay-place)
- [Debra Winger](https://cinepixo.com/people/debra-winger)
- [Huckleberry Fox](https://cinepixo.com/people/huckleberry-fox)
- [Jack Nicholson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-nicholson)
- [Albert Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-brooks)
- [John Lithgow](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lithgow)
- [Shirley MacLaine](https://cinepixo.com/people/shirley-maclaine)

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