Ted Kramer is an advertising clerk living in New York. He is busy all day and neglects his wife Joanna. The various demands of his wife on weekdays also make his wife feel tired and tired of such a life of loss of self. Finally One day, she could no longer bear such a day. One night when Ted took a big client home with joy and planned to celebrate, she suddenly packed up all her bags, left her husband and son and ran away from home.
Ted's life suddenly fell into chaos. He was unable to take care of his busy work and taking care of his children. He was often dissatisfied with both his boss and his son. Fortunately, with the help of his wife's usual friend, Mrs. Margaret Phelps (also a neighbor in the building), she can finally deal with it. Ted and his son live on each other's fate. Gradually the father and son became intimate, and it was difficult to separate. Billy accidentally hurt his eyes during a play, and Ted ran to the hospital frantically holding his son. During the operation, Ted stayed close to his son.
In a blink of an eye, more than a year later, Ted suddenly received a call from Joanna, and the two met in a restaurant. At this time, the radiant and radiant Joanna is already a well-paid designer. She came to New York to get Billy's custody. The two broke up unhappy. A lawsuit is inevitable. However, misfortunes never come singly. In this critical period of preparing for the lawsuit, Ted, who has made mistakes at work for a long time due to the drag of his family life, was unfortunately fired by his boss. In order to win the lawsuit, Ted kept working hard to apply for employment. After several efforts, he finally found another job within 24 hours.
In court, the lawyers on both sides were aggressive. Although Margaret testified that Ted was a good father, the judge still handed over custody to Joanna. In order to avoid affecting Billy, Ted abandoned the appeal, but Ted's submissions in court have also moved Joanna. The separation of father and son is imminent, and the two will make the last breakfast together. While waiting, Joanna called. She met Ted and told him that she had changed her mind and no longer asked for custody of Billy. Father and son Ted finally don't have to be separated.
