1983

Terms of Endearment (1983) is a comedy/drama classic, an entertaining film, but also a manipulative, soap-operatic melodramatic tearjerker, with an ending similar to Dark Victory (1939) and Love Story (1970).

on February 5th, 1984

The movie 'Terms of Endearment' was at the top of the box office on February 5th, 1984.

a comedy/drama classic, , an entertaining film, but also a manipulative, soap-operatic melodramatic tearjerker

Terms of Endearment (1983) is a comedy/drama classic, an entertaining film, but also a manipulative, soap-operatic melodramatic tearjerker, with an ending similar to Dark Victory (1939) and Love Story (1970).

2017

The current version of these Terms is January 9, 2017.

on January 6th, 1984

The movie 'Terms of Endearment' was at the top of the Box Office on January 6th, 1984.

the death cancer-stricken but still very pretty mother of three of Debra Winger’s

Terms of Endearment (1983) shows us the death of Debra Winger’s cancer-stricken but still very pretty mother of three: Julia Roberts's hand falls limp beside Julia Roberts's hospital bed, the camera panning up to the faces of Julia Roberts's mother (Shirley MacLaine) and estranged husband (Jeff Daniels), taking in the loss.

the 1984 Academy Awards

“Terms of Endearment,” a drama that plays on viewers’ emotions to illustrate the relationship between a woman, Emma Greenway, and Emma Greenway's mother Aurora through three decades, swept the 1984 Academy Awards, taking home Oscars for best picture, best leading actress, best support actor, best director and best screenplay.

in 1984

an Oscar has put sound to everything from blockbusters like 'Spider-Man 2,' to tear-jerkers — like an Oscar's first nomination, for 'Terms Of Endearment' in 1984.

The Last Waltz (1978) Rescue from Gilligan's Island (TV) (1978)

The Last Waltz (1978) Rescue from Gilligan's Island (TV) (1978) Terms of Endearment (1983)

2016

The released date was December 19, 2016 – February 21, 2017.

Gerwig’s skilled ability to balance humor and pain Postcards from the Edge (1990), and Brave (2012)

Gerwig’s skilled ability to balance humor and pain reveals itself through a constant volley of sweetness and acerbic behavior between Lady Bird and Marion—one of the more complicated and loving mother-daughter relationships on film, alongside Terms of Endearment (1983), Postcards from the Edge (1990), and Brave (2012).

2001

The EFFECTIVE DATE of these Terms is January 1, 2001.

on a Larry McMurtry novel, this one from 1985 novel Lonesome Dove's Houston series

Terms of Endearment is also based on a Larry McMurtry novel, this one from 1985 novel Lonesome Dove's Houston series.

2013

The official release date was August 20, 2013.