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Tenderness

  • 20092009
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  • 1h 41m
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5.4/10
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Tenderness (2009)
A policeman (Crowe) works to figure out whether a violent teen (Foster) murdered his family.
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A policeman works to figure out whether a violent teen murdered his family.A policeman works to figure out whether a violent teen murdered his family.A policeman works to figure out whether a violent teen murdered his family.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
7.9K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
21,208
191
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    • Director
      • John Polson
    • Writers
      • Emil Stern(screenplay)
      • Robert Cormier(novel)
    • Stars
      • Russell Crowe
      • Jon Foster
      • Sophie Traub
    Top credits
    • Director
      • John Polson
    • Writers
      • Emil Stern(screenplay)
      • Robert Cormier(novel)
    • Stars
      • Russell Crowe
      • Jon Foster
      • Sophie Traub
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 59User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews

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    Jon Foster in Tenderness (2009)
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    Alexis Dziena in Tenderness (2009)
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    Jon Foster in Tenderness (2009)
    Sophie Traub in Tenderness (2009)
    Laura Dern and Jon Foster in Tenderness (2009)
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    Russell Crowe
    Russell Crowe
    • Lt. Cristofuoro
    Jon Foster
    Jon Foster
    • Eric Poole
    Sophie Traub
    Sophie Traub
    • Lori
    Laura Dern
    Laura Dern
    • Aunt Teresa
    Alexis Dziena
    Alexis Dziena
    • Maria
    Arija Bareikis
    Arija Bareikis
    • Marsha
    Tim Hopper
    Tim Hopper
    • Dan Komenko
    Vivienne Benesch
    • Lisa Komenko
    Brian Patrick Russell
    Brian Patrick Russell
    • Facility Director
    • (as Brian Russell)
    Lou Sumrall
    • Cafeteria Guard
    Tanya Clarke
    Tanya Clarke
    • Jackie Cristofuoro
    Michael Kelly
    Michael Kelly
    • Gary
    Lee R. Sellars
    Lee R. Sellars
    • Sam
    • (as Lee Sellars)
    Matt Pepper
    • Ben
    Saul Stein
    Saul Stein
    • Another Guard
    Dan Fountain
    • Driver
    C.S. Lee
    C.S. Lee
    • Asian Cop
    Scott Robertson
    Scott Robertson
    • Highway Patrolman #2
    • Director
      • John Polson
    • Writers
      • Emil Stern(screenplay)
      • Robert Cormier(novel)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Russell Crowe filmed all of his scenes in 9 days.
    • Goofs
      Near the end when the Detective is sponging off his wife's body, she has bikini tan lines, which make no sense since she's been paralyzed in the hospital for a long time.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Lt. Cristofuoro: My wife likes to say there are two kinds of people, those chasing pleasure and those running from pain. Maybe she's right, I don't know. What I do know is this: Pleasure helps you forget. But pain, pain forces you to hope. You tell yourself this can't last. Today could be different. Today something just might change.

    • Connections
      Features Half-Life: Counter-Strike (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Breathe
      Written and Performed by Alexi Murdoch

      Published by Mind Blue Music (ASCAP)

      Courtesy of Zero Summer Records

    User reviews59

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    lacks intensity and Crowe wasted
    In Buffalo, Lori Cranston (Sophie Traub) is a troubled developed teen facing unwelcomed sexual attention from her boss and her mother Marsha (Arija Bareikis)'s boyfriend Gary (Michael Kelly). Eric Komenko (Jon Foster) killed his parents at 15 and is getting released from juvenile detention at 18 to stay with his aunt Teresa (Laura Dern). His arresting officer Lt. Cristofuoro (Russell Crowe) is certain that he's a psychopath. Eric is driving to meet up with Maria (Alexis Dziena) when he finds Lori in the back of his car.

    This movie wants to hold onto its secrets. The problem is that I don't particularly care. The first half is one long tease. The opening with Sophie Traub has a couple of compelling moments. Jon Foster has a quizzical look on him. There are many possibilities. The story has a very odd twist but not a thrilling one. Russell Crowe is essentially wasted in this movie. His character is unnecessary and the story may benefit without him. None of it really pulled me into this movie. If Sophie Traub could play it more disturbed, it could be an interesting character study.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 15, 2009 (Israel)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Katilin Peşinde
    • Filming locations
      • Rye Playland, Rye, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lionsgate
      • GreeneStreet Films
      • iDeal Partners Film Fund
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $322,189
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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