debra winger prove her mettle once again a she do 26 year ago in the memorable term of endearment . a always and this be a successful film because it deal with a family that come together to aid their mother and play fantastically by winger and who be in the grip of a major illness . the cohesiveness of the family structure be never good than depict in this film . in addition to the warm and care relationship and winger find happiness with a school associate and marriage pursues . how terrible that one of her child be a victim of the columbine massacre . the picture show how winger come to grip with her loss and become a crusader against gun violence . a true triumph of the human spirit and this film should not be miss . endear a film can be .