Terms of Endearment

Aurora Greenway (Shirley MacLaine), a widow since her daughter Emma was a child, keeps several suitors at arm's length in River Oaks, Houston, focusing instead on her close relationship with Emma (Debra Winger). Anxious to escape her mother, Emma marries Flap Horton over Aurora's objections. As they navigate marriage and parenthood, their frequent spats and difficulty getting along are balanced by a deep and complex parent-child bond.