infidelity,journalist,husband wife relationship,based on memoir or autobiography,semi autobiographical

Heartburn (1986)

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Mike Nichols
  • Profile picture of Meryl Streep
    Rachel Meryl Streep
  • Profile picture of Jack Nicholson
    Mark Jack Nicholson
  • Profile picture of Jeff Daniels
    Richard Jeff Daniels
  • Profile picture of Maureen Stapleton
    Vera Maureen Stapleton
  • Profile picture of Stockard Channing
    Julie Stockard Channing
  • Profile picture of Richard Masur
    Arthur Richard Masur
  • Profile picture of Catherine O'Hara
    Betty Catherine O'Hara
  • Profile picture of Steven Hill
    Rachel's Father Steven Hill

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Keywords

  • infidelity
  • journalist
  • husband wife relationship
  • based on memoir or autobiography
  • semi autobiographical