The Tender Bar

A warm, bittersweet coming-of-age story that feels like listening to a colorful uncle tell stories in a cozy bar, with moments of quiet heartache.

Directed by

George Clooney

Genres

Drama

Starring

Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan, Daniel Ranieri

Tagline

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

Overview

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.

How it feels

Warm, melancholic, earnest and light. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Coming-of-age, family, found family, identity

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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