MOVIE · 1983

Terms of Endearment

ComedyDrama132 min

Over three decades, a fiercely protective mother and her independent daughter move through marriages, children, separations, and the grudging love that keeps pulling them back to each other. Aurora Greenway wants to stay at the center of Emma’s life, but Emma pushes for a home and family of her own, turning every visit into a mix of affection, judgment, and old arguments. As the years pass, both women face disappointments they cannot talk away, and the people around them complicate matters further, including a hard-living retired astronaut who unsettles Aurora’s carefully guarded routine. Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger anchor a story that keeps returning to how family wounds and comforts in the same breath.