# Heartburn (1986)

> A food writer's vision of domestic happiness curdles when her charismatic husband betrays her during a second pregnancy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/8071

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Director: Mike Nichols
- Cast: Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Daniels, Maureen Stapleton, Stockard Channing, Richard Masur, Catherine O'Hara, Steven Hill
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091188/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, acerbic, intimate, adult movie night, nora ephron marathon

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