Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

Some People are Clueless
For everyone complaining how it was a bad movie obviously had no idea what they were watching or the point of the whole movie. The point was not for a family drama the whole point was to show a fatal flaw in the justice system. Back in the day there was a law in place saying that if a child was under a certain age and both parents were able to take care of the kid that it would by default go to the mother because women were better nurturers.

The whole point of the film was to show that fathers can nurture just as good as mothers and mothers should not just be given custody by default. To truly understand this movie you would have to have some knowledge of family law back in the 70's and early 80's. Its like watching a WW2 movie without knowing the background behind WW2

plus this law was very much an issue back in that time..only watching it now does it seem dumb cause the atmosphere and justice system changed

"TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT' Hemingway
A film that gave Hoffman his first Oscar and Streep the first of her record 13 Oscar nominations. Just promoted to a high ranking advertising position, Hoffman arrives home to find Streep packed and moving out,leaving son Henry behind with daddy. One can sense what's been going on; the old story of a "wired" father spending too much time at work, and a mother who "needs to find herself". She does so, spending 15 months in California, seeing a shrink, and landing a lucrative job. Meanwhile, back at the ranch in New York, Hoffman has nobly been doing "double duty", bonding well with his son, although the stress finally catches up with him. When he loses a vital account, he's fired by his best friend. At the same time, Streep reappears and sues Hoffman for custody.Welcome to the Alamo circa 1836.The final 20 minutes are too absorbing to describe, so get hold of a copy and see what you missed almost 30 years ago.

"TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT' Hemingway
A film that gave Hoffman his first Oscar and Streep the first of her record 13 Oscar nominations. Just promoted to a high ranking advertising position, Hoffman arrives home to find Streep packed and moving out,leaving son Henry behind with daddy. One can sense what's been going on; the old story of a "wired" father spending too much time at work, and a mother who "needs to find herself". She does so, spending 15 months in California, seeing a shrink, and landing a lucrative job. Meanwhile, back at the ranch in New York, Hoffman has nobly been doing "double duty", bonding well with his son, although the stress finally catches up with him. When he loses a vital account, he's fired by his best friend. At the same time, Streep reappears and sues Hoffman for custody.Welcome to the Alamo circa 1836.The final 20 minutes are too absorbing to describe, so get hold of a copy and see what you missed almost 30 years ago.