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Heartburn

Heartburn

Sex. Love. Marriage. Some people don't know when to quit.

19866.01h 48m

Overview

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.

Directed by Mike Nichols
Written by Nora Ephron
Produced by Joel Tuber, Robert Greenhut, Mike Nichols
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $52.6M

Top Cast

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Rachel

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Mark

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Richard

Maureen Stapleton

Maureen Stapleton

Vera

Stockard Channing

Stockard Channing

Julie

Richard Masur

Richard Masur

Arthur

Catherine O'Hara

Catherine O'Hara

Betty

Steven Hill

Steven Hill

Rachel's Father

Miloš Forman

Miloš Forman

Dimitri

Mamie Gummer

Mamie Gummer

Annie

Themes & Keywords

infidelityjournalisthusband wife relationshipbased on memoir or autobiographysemi autobiographical

About Heartburn

Heartburn is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 1986 exploring themes of infidelity, journalist, husband wife relationship, based on memoir or autobiography, semi autobiographical. Directed by Mike Nichols, it stars Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Daniels. 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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