The Tender Bar

The Tender Bar

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

Directed by George Clooney

Produced by Amazon Studios, Smokehouse Pictures

2021104 min6.6 / 10

A nostalgic coming-of-age story about a fatherless boy finding belonging and mentorship in a colorful bar community while navigating dreams and family bonds.

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.

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  • Is The Tender Bar one of a kind? No. Less singular than 90% of films.

  • Is The Tender Bar scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is The Tender Bar easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is The Tender Bar violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Tender Bar sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does The Tender Bar end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

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