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Heartburn

1986Movie1 h 48 minR

53

MediocreGoodWatch score

53

MediocreGoodWatch score

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Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

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.

Good for

Date night
Family movie night
Friends night

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Feels like real life.
Pulls you in.
Makes you care deeply.
Makes you fall for them.
Lifts you up.

Not for scares, adrenaline or brutality.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+9)
Critics 49Audiences 58GoodWatch 53
Metascore49
Tomatometer48%
Letterboxd · 21 K ratings3.1/5
IMDb6.1
User score6.0
Audience score46%
Box office
3.5×its budget
Budget
$15 M
Worldwide
$53 M
Worldwide it earned $38 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 48 min
A typical length for comedies, +8 min on the typical 100
typical 100108
Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 51 more
Released
1986
July 25, 1986
40 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaRomance
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
Yes: it's rated R in the United States for strong language and sexual content, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
ViolenceLittle or none
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityMild
Dark themesLittle or none
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids.
24 of 56
Directing · 4
Mike Nichols Director, Producer
Joel Tuber First Assistant Director, Producer
Timothy M. Bourne Second Second Assistant Director
David Dreyfuss Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
Nora Ephron Screenplay, Novel
Production · 3
Robert Greenhut Producer
Juliet Taylor Casting
Ezra Swerdlow Production Manager
Camera · 5
Néstor Almendros Director of Photography
Dan Lerner Camera Operator
Bruce MacCallum Assistant Camera
Brian Hamill Still Photographer
Chaim Kantor Second Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
Sam O'Steen Editor
Sound · 2
Carly Simon Original Music Composer, Songs
Geraldine Peroni Assistant Sound Editor
Art · 4
Tony Walton Production Design
Susan Bode Tyson Set Decoration
James Mazzola Property Master
John Kasarda Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
Ann Roth Costume Design
J. Roy Helland Makeup Artist, Hairstylist
Lee Halls Makeup Artist
Romaine Greene Hairstylist
Lighting · 1
John W. DeBlau Gaffer

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