Terms of Endearment
Film1983132 min

Terms of Endearment

Taste attributes: comedydramarobots/ai/spaceslowfresh & originalimaginarygrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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"Come to laugh, come to cry, come to care, come to terms."

Boxlist takeInventive and emotional: a comedy-drama that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Shirley MacLaineDebra WingerJack NicholsonDanny DeVitoJeff Daniels

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1983
Runtime
132 min
Status
Released
Studio
Paramount
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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