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Released
2021 · FILM

The Tender Bar

A fatherless boy finds wisdom, wit, and a cast of eccentric mentors behind the bar where his uncle works, as he navigates the bittersweet path to manhood and dreams of a life beyond the neighborhood that shaped him.

“Between the ones who love you and the ones who leave you is the journey of a lifetime.”

Directed by
George Clooney
Written by
William Monahan, J R Moehringer
Runtime
104 min
BiographyDramaRomance
Streaming on
  • Prime Video

Synopsis

JR is a fatherless boy growing up in the glow of a bar, where the bartender, his Uncle Charlie, is the sharpest and most colorful of an assortment of quirky and demonstrative father figures. As the boy's determined mother struggles to provide her son with opportunities denied to her—and to leave the dilapidated home of her outrageous but begrudgingly supportive father—JR begins to gamely, if not always gracefully, pursue his romantic and professional dreams, with one foot persistently placed in Uncle Charlie's bar.

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A crew of 499+ credited

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Edited by Tanya M SwerlingShot by Martin RuheScored by Dara TaylorDesigned by Kalina Ivanov

Also known as

  • Il bar delle grandi speranzeit

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