Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

Robert Benton wrote and directed Kramer vs. Kramer, a 1979 American courtroom drama film based on Avery Corman's 1977 novel of the same name. Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, and Justin Henry feature in the picture. It chronicles the narrative of a couple's divorce, how it affected their young son, and how their relationship and parenting beliefs evolved as a result. The film delves into the psychology and consequences of divorce, as well as current and developing societal topics including gender roles, women's rights, fathers' rights, work-life balance, and single parenting.

Disgruntled wife and mother Joanna (Streep) resolves to divorce her workaholic husband Ted (Dustin Hoffman, 83), leaving their kid Billy (Justin Henry) to be reared by his father in this poignant courtroom drama. She returns for Billy fifteen months later, igniting a bitter custody struggle. In less capable hands, the part of Joanna may have come across as unsympathetic, and Streep even referred to the character as "an ogre, a princess, an ass" in the original material and script. She eventually produced a truly flawed and human lady, and she earned her first of three Academy Awards in the process.

Detailed information:

Directed by: Robert Benton

Release date: December 19, 1979

Link to watch: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079417