7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Terms of Endearment (1983)
Terms of Endearment (1983)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
7.6
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central subject matter revolves around the emotional complexities of family relationships, love, and loss, which are inherently apolitical. It focuses on individual choices and personal resilience without promoting or critiquing any specific political ideology.
The film features a predominantly white main cast, consistent with traditional casting practices of its release era. Its narrative focuses on personal relationships and life events, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering themes related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Secondary
Terms of Endearment does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers entirely on heterosexual relationships and family dynamics, with no depiction of queer identity or experiences.
Terms of Endearment does not depict any transsexual characters or themes. The narrative centers on the evolving relationship between Aurora and Emma Greenway, their romantic entanglements, and life challenges. Therefore, the film's portrayal of transsexual identity is not applicable, as it is entirely absent from the story.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Terms of Endearment is an original screenplay, not an adaptation of existing material or a depiction of historical figures. Therefore, no characters had a previously established gender to be swapped from.
The film "Terms of Endearment" is an adaptation of Larry McMurtry's novel. The main characters, Aurora Greenway, Emma Horton, and Garrett Breedlove, were depicted as white in the source material and are portrayed by white actors in the 1983 film adaptation, with no changes to their established race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
7.1
Critic Ratings
8.1
7.9
Who Made This
Actors
| Name | Role | Gender | Race | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Shirley MacLaine | Aurora Greenway | Female | White |  United States |
Debra Winger | Emma Greenway Horton | Female | White, Ashkenazi Jewish, Ashkenazi Jewish | United States |
Jack Nicholson | Garrett Breedlove | Male | White | United States |
Danny DeVito | Vernon Dahlart | Male | White | United States |
Jeff Daniels | Flap Horton | Male | White | United States |
John Lithgow | Sam Burns | Male | White | United States |
Albert Brooks | Rudyard Greenway (voice) | Male | White, Ashkenazi Jewish, Ashkenazi Jewish | United States |
Mary Kay Place | Doris (voice) | Female | White | United States |
Actor Breakdown
Gender
Male
Female
63%
38%
Race
White
100%
Ashkenazi Jewish
25%
Ashkenazi Jewish
25%
Nationalities
United States
100%
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