Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

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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.

• Released: 1979-12-07
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 45m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.6/10 from 2,544 votes

Directed by Robert Benton.

Top cast

• Dustin Hoffman as Ted Kramer
• Meryl Streep as Joanna Kramer
• Jane Alexander as Margaret Phelps
• Justin Henry as Billy Kramer
• Howard Duff as John Shaunessy
• George Coe as Jim O'Connor
• JoBeth Williams as Phyllis Bernard
• Bill Moor as Gressen
• Howland Chamberlain as Judge Atkins
• Jack Ramage as Spencer

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Kramer vs. Kramer

• United States: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel, Starz Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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