Ted Kramer (Dustin Hoffman) is a workaholic advertising executive who finds himself taking care of his young son Billy (Justin Henry) when his wife Joanna (Meryl Streep) leaves him. Ted finds himself trying to balance work and family, but overtime he makes it work and he and his son begin showing love for each other. Then Joanna returns, and wants her son back.
This landmark film of the late 1970s has been duplicated several times, but none of the films with the similar plot can live up to this. "Kramer vs. Kramer" emotionally portrays a parent trying to make time for work and his child, as well as the effect divorce can have on a child.
Much of the credit goes to the performances. Hoffman, in an Oscar-winning role, gives one of the most defining performances of his career as Ted Kramer. Streep has been nominated for multiple Oscars, but no performance could top her role in "Kramer vs. Kramer."
The film does drag a bit, and has one scene which I thought was pointless and unnecessary, but "Kramer vs. Kramer" is a movie everyone has to see.
Won Oscars for Best Picture, Actor, Director, Supporting Actress, and Adapted Screenplay.
