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Terms of Endearment

1983 film directed by James L. Brooks
Movie film Q185071
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Summary

Terms of Endearment is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,983 views/month, #663 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[4], Academy Award for Best Actress[5], Academy Award for Best Director[6], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[7], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[8], National Board of Review Award for Best Film[9]
  • Director: James L. Brooks[10]
  • Screenwriter: James L. Brooks[11], Larry McMurtry[12]
  • Composer: Michael Gore[13]
  • Genre: romantic comedy film[14], drama film[15], comedy drama[16]
  • Based on: Terms of Endearment[17]
  • Followed by: The Evening Star[18]
  • Cast member: Shirley MacLaine[19], Debra Winger[20], Jack Nicholson[21], Danny DeVito[22], Jeff Daniels[23], John Lithgow[24], Albert Brooks[25], Huckleberry Fox[26], Mary Kay Place[27], F. William Parker[28]
  • Producer: James L. Brooks[29]
  • Production company: Paramount Pictures[30]
  • Director of photography: Andrzej Bartkowiak[31]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[32]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[33]
  • Review score: 7.5/10[34], 82%[35], 79/100[36]
  • Color: color[37]
  • Country of origin: United States[38]
  • Publication date: November 23, 1983[39], December 9, 1983[40], April 6, 1984[41]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[42], Netflix[43]
  • Narrative location: Texas[44], Nebraska[45]
  • Main subject: dysfunctional family[46], tumor[47]
  • Film editor: Richard Marks[48]
  • Described by source: AWFJ’s Top 100 Films List[49], [Cancer on the big screen. How and when movies deal with oncological diseases][50]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[51], Academy Award for Best Actress[52], Academy Award for Best Director[53], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[54], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[55], Academy Award for Best Picture[56], Academy Award for Best Production Design[57], Academy Award for Best Original Score[58], Academy Award for Best Sound[59]
  • Title: Terms of Endearment[60]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[61]

Why It Matters

Terms of Endearment has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

FAQs

What awards did Terms of Endearment receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[4], Academy Award for Best Actress[5], and Academy Award for Best Director[6].

Related Entities

Albert Brooks Danny DeVito Debra Winger film Jack Nicholson James L. Brooks Jeff Daniels John Lithgow Nebraska Netflix Shirley MacLaine Texas United States

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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