MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for Tender Mercies

Tender Mercies

1983 · 92 min

A quiet, heartfelt story of recovery and second chances, told with gentle pacing and deep emotional honesty.

Directed by
Bruce Beresford
Genres
Drama, Music, Romance
Starring
Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley
Tagline
His struggle for fame was over. His fight for respect was just beginning.
Overview
Alcoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his career.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

Add to a list: Tender Mercies

You have no lists yet. Name one, and this title goes into it.

All your lists

Stream in the UK
  • Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Bruce Beresford
Genres
Drama, Music, Romance
Starring
Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • redemption
  • grief
  • family
  • faith
  • healing
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

More like this

Titles like Tender Mercies

Movie

Crazy Heart

2009

A slow, lived-in character study that feels like a worn country song—warm, sad, and quietly hopeful.

Melancholic, warm, slow-burn · about redemption

Via
  • melancholic
  • warm
  • redemption
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
112 min
Details
Crazy HeartHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Paris, Texas

1984

A quiet, wandering journey through loss and half-remembered love that slowly opens into aching tenderness and regret.

Melancholic, warm, slow-burn · about redemption and grief

Via
  • melancholic
  • warm
  • redemption
  • grief
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
145 min
Details
Paris, TexasHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Manchester by the Sea

2016

A quietly devastating, deeply human portrait of grief and guilt, leavened by moments of everyday humor and tenderness.

Melancholic, earnest, slow-burn · about redemption and grief

Via
  • melancholic
  • earnest
  • redemption
  • grief
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
138 min
Details
Manchester by the SeaHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Straight Story

1999

A gentle, unhurried journey that finds quiet dignity in ordinary kindness and the slow mending of old wounds.

Melancholic, warm, slow-burn · about redemption and grief

Via
  • melancholic
  • warm
  • redemption
  • grief
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
112 min
Details
The Straight StoryHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Boyhood

2014

A quietly absorbing, deeply human experience that feels like watching memories unfold in real time, warm and bittersweet.

Melancholic, warm, slow-burn · about family

Via
  • melancholic
  • warm
  • family
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
165 min
Details
BoyhoodHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Walk the Line

2005

A raw, soulful rise-and-fall story carried by magnetic performances and music, moving from hardscrabble pain to hard-won love.

Melancholic, earnest · about redemption and family

Via
  • melancholic
  • earnest
  • redemption
  • family
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
136 min
Details
Walk the LineHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Apostle

1997

A raw, soulful character study that immerses you in a preacher's struggle with sin and grace, feeling both intimate and quietly powerful.

Melancholic, warm · about redemption and family

Via
  • melancholic
  • warm
  • redemption
  • family
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
134 min
Details
The ApostleHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Reminders of Him

2026

A heavy-hearted, tearful romance about guilt and forgiveness, unfolding slowly with earnest performances and a hopeful, cathartic finish.

Melancholic, warm · about redemption and grief

Via
  • melancholic
  • warm
  • redemption
  • grief
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
114 min
Details
Reminders of HimHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Horse Whisperer

1998

A slow, sweeping, quietly emotional ride through grief and healing, with wide Montana vistas and a bittersweet ache that lingers.

Melancholic, warm, slow-burn · about grief and family

Via
  • melancholic
  • warm
  • grief
  • family
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
169 min
Details
The Horse WhispererHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Last Picture Show

1971

A quiet, aching look at small-town lives fading away, leaving a lingering sense of loss and tenderness.

Melancholic, earnest, slow-burn · about grief and family

Via
  • melancholic
  • earnest
  • grief
  • family
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
119 min
Details
The Last Picture ShowHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Places in the Heart

1984

A quiet, heartfelt story of endurance and community, with moments of shocking violence and a dreamlike, forgiving ending.

Melancholic, warm, slow-burn · about grief and family

Via
  • melancholic
  • warm
  • grief
  • family
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
111 min
Details
Places in the HeartHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

To Leslie

2022

A raw, intimate character study that immerses you in one woman's painful struggle for redemption, anchored by a fierce, vulnerable performance.

Melancholic, earnest, slow-burn · about redemption and grief

Via
  • melancholic
  • earnest
  • redemption
  • grief
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
119 min
Details
To LeslieHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

Stream
  • Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel

Streaming data from JustWatch.All options on TMDB

Details

Genres
drama, music, romance
Directed by
Bruce Beresford
Written by
Horton Foote
Starring
Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley, Wilford Brimley, Ellen Barkin, Allan Hubbard, Lenny Von Dohlen, Paul Gleason
Music
George Dreyfus
Cinematography
Russell Boyd
Runtime
92 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

TMDBIMDbLetterboxdWikipediaWikidata

Something wrong on this page? Tell us.