The Tender Bar

Movie

2021

1h 44m

English

Drama

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The Tender Bar

Movie

2021

1h 44m

English

Drama

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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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Cast

Charlie Maguire

JR Maguire

Young JR Maguire

Dorothy Maguire

Grandpa Maguire

The Voice, JR's father

Wesley

Sidney

Chief

Grandma Maguire

Bobo

Joey D

Jimmy

Aunt Ruth

Kathy

Sidney's Dad

Quincy Tyler Bernstine

Sidney's Mom

Professor Van Dyke

School Psychologist

Pat

Kathy's Daughter

Mrs. Williams

Michael Steven Costello

NYT Editor

Kate Middleton

NYT Personnel Woman

Jackson Damon

NYT Copyboy

Directed By: George Clooney

Written By: William Monahan (Screenplay)

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JimDarko says...

2 years ago

A solid coming of age memoir that coasts mostly on the cast. The film meanders in a way, which is a positive and a negative, the positive is that it feels real, the negative is that doesn’t always make the best movie. But again the cast really makes it and it feels like something people would fawn over more if it didn’t have the Affleck or Clooney names attached.

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Lee Brown Barrow says...

2 years ago

Tender is right. This is a warm hearted film, with excellent performances throughout and some interesting characters. An enjoyable watch.

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mosesmsj says...

2 years ago

Absolutely wonderful movie! Excellent cast!

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tgrbabydoll says...

2 years ago

A surprise coming of age story. Ben Affleck definitely has a type cast, but the movie is a warm hearted, feel good movie. It's an 8.5, but usually round up unless really bad. The cinematography was really good, which was a surprise in itself. I wasn't expecting that at the beginning of the film when it showed George Clooney directing. Someone said memoirs don't translate well. This does, but it's not really memoirs don't translate well into movies. In my observations over the years, memoirs that cut a little too close to home often leave the viewer off balance. Is that the viewer's issue or the movie's?

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JPRetana

2 years ago

This film, written by William Monahan and directed by George Clooney on autopilot is yet another shallow glimpse into the formative years of an wannabe writer. This is hardly virgin territory, having already been thoroughly covered by the likes of Unstrung Heroes, Almost Famous, and Neil Simon’s � More

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CinemaSerf

2 years ago

It's not often I find myself writing this, but Ben Affleck is comfortably the best thing about this otherwise rather lacklustre adaptation of JR Moehringer's autobiographical coming of age tale. It depicts the story of his childhood - through the eyes of the engaging young Daniel Ranieri - before he More

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SkinnyFilmBuff

CONTAINS SPOILERS8/10 2 years ago

I think slice-of-life films have a disadvantage over those that are structured around more linear and external dramatic narratives. In murder mysteries for example, the plot alone might be enough to keep viewers invested, as they try to anticipate the twists and turns and identify the culprit. On More

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