Heartburn (1986)

  • R
  • 07/25/1986 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • 1h 48m

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

Overview

Rachel is a food writer at a New York magazine who meets Washington columnist Mark at a wedding and ends up falling in love with him despite her reservations about marriage. They buy a house, have a daughter, and Rachel thinks they are living happily ever after until she discovers that Mark is having an affair while she is waddling around with a second pregnancy.

Mike Nichols

Director

Nora Ephron

Novel, Screenplay

Cast

Meryl Streep's headshot

Meryl Streep

Rachel
Jack Nicholson's headshot

Jack Nicholson

Mark
Jeff Daniels's headshot

Jeff Daniels

Richard
Maureen Stapleton's headshot

Maureen Stapleton

Vera
Stockard Channing's headshot

Stockard Channing

Julie
Richard Masur's headshot

Richard Masur

Arthur
Catherine O'Hara's headshot

Catherine O'Hara

Betty
Steven Hill's headshot

Steven Hill

Rachel's Father

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