Terms of Endearment (1983)

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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.

• Released: 1983-11-20
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Runtime: 2h 12m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 860 votes

Directed by James L. Brooks.

Top cast

• Shirley MacLaine as Aurora Greenway
• Debra Winger as Emma Greenway Horton
• Jack Nicholson as Garrett Breedlove
• Danny DeVito as Vernon Dahlart
• Jeff Daniels as Flap Horton
• John Lithgow as Sam Burns
• Lisa Hart Carroll as Patsy Clark
• Betty King as Rosie Dunlop
• Huckleberry Fox as Teddy Horton
• Troy Bishop as Tommy Horton

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Terms of Endearment

• United States: stream on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla; 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 Sky Go, Now TV Cinema; 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: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: 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: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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