Sex. Love. Marriage. Some people don't know when to quit.
She's a magazine writer who gives up her career for love and family. He's a playboy newspaper columnist who can't quite give up his old tricks. And if that combination doesn't give a relationship heartburn, nothing will.
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Classical in form, spare, intimate and character-led.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
- effortlessdemanding
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“Would Heartburn hit harder if it came out today rather than in 1986?”
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Cast
- Meryl StreepRachel
- Jack NicholsonMark
- Jeff DanielsRichard
- Maureen StapletonVera
- Stockard ChanningJulie
- Richard MasurArthur
- Catherine O'HaraBetty
- Steven HillRachel's Father
- Miloš FormanDimitri
- Mamie GummerAnnie
Crew
- Mike NicholsDirector
- Nora EphronScreenplay
- Nora EphronNovel
- Néstor AlmendrosDirector of Photography
- Carly SimonOriginal Music Composer
- Sam O'SteenEditor
- Joel TuberProducer
- Robert GreenhutProducer
- Mike NicholsProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Muriel's Wedding 199482% alikeBoth classical in form.
Postcards from the Edge 199080% alikeBoth classical in form, intimate.
Little Miss Sunshine 200680% alikeBoth classical in form, spare.
She's Having a Baby 198879% alikeBoth classical in form, spare, intimate.
The Wackness 200879% alikeBoth classical in form.
Both classical in form, spare.
Hollywood Ending 200279% alikeBoth classical in form.
Author! Author! 198278% alikeBoth classical in form, spare.
I Am Not Okay with This 202081% alikeSeries · Both spare.
Great Teacher Onizuka 199977% alikeSeries · Both classical in form.
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