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The Tender Bar

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6.6/10 • 533

2021-12-171h 44m

Drama

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

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 leave the dilapidated home of her outrageous if 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.

Directors
George Clooney
Editors
Tanya Swerling

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  1. Ben Affleck

    Ben Affleck

    Charlie Maguire

  2. Tye Sheridan

    Tye Sheridan

    JR Maguire

  3. Daniel Ranieri

    Daniel Ranieri

    Young JR Maguire

  4. Lily Rabe

    Lily Rabe

    Dorothy Maguire

  5. Christopher Lloyd

    Christopher Lloyd

    Grandpa Maguire

  6. Max Martini

    Max Martini

    The Voice, JR's father

  7. Rhenzy Feliz

    Rhenzy Feliz

    Wesley

  8. Briana Middleton

    Briana Middleton

    Sidney

  9. Max Casella

    Max Casella

    Chief

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r96sk

Mar 16, 2022

6/10

So very plain. To be honest: I found 'The Tender Bar' to be a bore. I felt like I had seen this film before, such is the predictable and monotonous nature of the story. It almost felt like a (poorer) rerun of 2020's 'Hillbilly Elegy'. I will say, though, that Ben Affleck gives a very good performance in this, to the point that I actually would've liked to have seen a story revolving around him and his character - as opposed to who this 2021 flick is about. Aside from Affleck, I didn't care for any of the other performances and therefore any of the other characters. It's not even a bad film, it's just so, so boring - for me, anyway.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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