no and this have nothing to do with the sitcom seinfeld or it eccentric and hilarious character cosmo kramer . in reality and kramer vs. kramer be a fine drama movie and without a doubt one of the fine of it kind and one of the great movie ever . i be glad that it win more oscar than apocalypse now because it really deserve such glory . kramer vs. kramer be an excellent film and so well make and so perfectly balance that i wouldn not change anything about it in any way . there be nothing wrong with the film . it film making of the high quality . and it stand the test of time and too . not only it doesn not look any dated and but also it cultural impact be long lasting and it realistic story remain just as significant a it be when it come out in 1979. a timeless classic . they do not make movie like this today . this movie be dramatic and realistic and simple but brilliant and intense and powerful and sweet and even tragic and depressing sometimes . yet and it have fine humor as well . it have no special effect and but who care . this be not the movie or place to discuss such thing . for a movie like this and such thing would be pointless and absolutely unnecessary . the story be very interesting . the actor chemistry be just perfect . all of the actor be great and but the 3 main one be the very best . dustin hoffman and a brilliant actor and have his great performance ever here a the lovable but distant workaholic ted kramer . meryl streep be great a ted wife and joanna . and cute little justin henry be terrific a the loving but sometimes stubborn billy and son of ted and joanna . the soundtrack be all instrumental and wonderful . the opening song ( by the guitarist frederic hand ) be brilliant . the rest of the soundtrack be mostly antonio vivaldi classical music and be simply dazzle . this motion picture have also an incredible development of the character . see the character ted kramer represent a workaholic who become an amazing father after be leave with no choice but to take care of his son and try to adjust these new responsibility with his job after be leave by his wife joanna . with this and ted learns about the most beautiful thing in life and but also realize how though life be and with the problem in his job and the return of joanna and who want the custody of their son . but even joanna change for good and the end be an unexpected surprise when one see this for the first time . this movie have also some though thing and such a courtroom scene where both ted and joanna face brutal character assassination unleash by the lawyer . another though thing to see be when poor billy fall off a jungle gym with his toy ( a plane ) and get seriously injure on his face . but then again and the scene be very well make and what come next be very intense represent his father run quickly and cross numerous block and ignore the traffic to take his son to the hospital . overall and this be a movie which be a good lesson of life . this should definitely be on top 250 .