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The Tender Bar

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  • 1h 46m
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6.7/10
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Ben Affleck and Daniel Ranieri in The Tender Bar (2021)
A boy growing up on Long Island seeks out father figures among the patrons at his uncle's bar.
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A boy growing up on Long Island seeks out father figures among the patrons at his uncle's bar.A boy growing up on Long Island seeks out father figures among the patrons at his uncle's bar.A boy growing up on Long Island seeks out father figures among the patrons at his uncle's bar.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
27K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,156
95
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    • Director
      • George Clooney
    • Writers
      • William Monahan(screenplay by)
      • J.R. Moehringer(based on the memoir by)
    • Stars
      • Ben Affleck
      • Tye Sheridan
      • Daniel Ranieri
    Top credits
    • Director
      • George Clooney
    • Writers
      • William Monahan(screenplay by)
      • J.R. Moehringer(based on the memoir by)
    • Stars
      • Ben Affleck
      • Tye Sheridan
      • Daniel Ranieri
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 303User reviews
    • 117Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 9 nominations

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    Ben Affleck
    Ben Affleck
    • Uncle Charlie
    Tye Sheridan
    Tye Sheridan
    • JR
    Daniel Ranieri
    Daniel Ranieri
    • Young JR
    Lily Rabe
    Lily Rabe
    • Mom
    Christopher Lloyd
    Christopher Lloyd
    • Grandpa
    Max Martini
    Max Martini
    • The Voice
    Rhenzy Feliz
    Rhenzy Feliz
    • Wesley
    Briana Middleton
    Briana Middleton
    • Sidney
    Max Casella
    Max Casella
    • Chief
    Sondra James
    Sondra James
    • Grandma
    Michael Braun
    Michael Braun
    • Bobo
    Matthew Delamater
    Matthew Delamater
    • Joey D
    Ivan Leung
    Ivan Leung
    • Jimmy
    Danielle Ranieri
    Danielle Ranieri
    • Aunt Ruth
    Kate Avallone
    Kate Avallone
    • Kathy
    Mark Boyett
    Mark Boyett
    • Sidney's Dad
    Quincy Tyler Bernstine
    Quincy Tyler Bernstine
    • Sidney's Mom
    Ezra Knight
    Ezra Knight
    • Professor Van Dyke
    • Director
      • George Clooney
    • Writers
      • William Monahan(screenplay by)
      • J.R. Moehringer(based on the memoir by)
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    • Trivia
      In a Variety interview, Ben Affleck said "I think the world is a tough and ugly place, particularly now, so I feel good injecting this movie onto the world."
    • Goofs
      In one of the first scenes, J.R. is listening to the radio as the song "I Love The Nightlife" comes on. The scene is set in 1972 but that song was released in 1978.
    • Quotes

      Grandpa: Don't tell anybody I'm a good grandfather, everybody will want one.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      Radar Love
      Written by Barry Hay and George Kooymans

      Performed by Golden Earring

      Courtesy of Geffen Records

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

      Courtesy of Red Bullet Productions BV

    User reviews303

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    Top review
    Based on his memoir, JR's coming of age to become a writer.
    This is an Amazon original movie, my wife and I watched it at home streaming on Amazon. It is set mostly on Long Island and in Connecticut but was filmed in various Massachusetts locations.

    The movie is really two parts and they cut back and forth. The older part is in the early 1970s when young JR and his mother deal with their situation by moving back to her parents' home, dad is a radio voice and mostly absent. JR's uncle (Affleck in a good role) operates his own bar and gives young JR some life advice. Mom wants JR to go to Yale and become a lawyer, but JR decides he wants to be a writer.

    The other half is in the 1980s when JR is at Yale, then later when he starts to get jobs as a reporter. Woven in are his frustrations with the girl he falls for but she never seems to be able to choose just him.

    All in all a good and interesting movie ultimately about JR's coming of age.
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    • TxMike
    • Jan 8, 2022

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    • Release date
      • January 7, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Người Cha Thực Thụ
    • Filming locations
      • Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production companies
      • Amazon Studios
      • Big Indie Pictures
      • Smokehouse Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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