The Tender Bar Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Jan. 9, 2022

The Tender Bar

Release Date: Friday, December 17, 2021 NYC/LA Wednesday, December 22, 2021 Theaters

Director: George Clooney

Starring: Ben Affleck • Lily Rabe • Christopher Lloyd • Max Casella • Sondra James

R Biography 1 hr, 44 m

3.9 / 5

89% WILL SEE 11% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: The Tender Bar tells the story of J.R. (Sheridan), a fatherless boy growing up in the glow of a bar where the bartender, his Uncle Charlie (Affleck), is the sharpest and most colorful of an assortment of quirky and demonstrative father figures. As the boy’s determined mother (Rabe) struggles to provide her son with opportunities denied to her — and leave the dilapidated home of her outrageous if begrudgingly supportive father (Christopher Lloyd) — J.R. begins to gamely, if not always gracefully, pursue his romantic and professional dreams — with one foot persistently placed in Uncle Charlie’s bar.

Biography Drama True Story Coming-of-Age

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Tender Bar.

Ben Affleck
... Uncle Charlie

The Account 2, The Accountant 2
L
Lily Rabe
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Fractured
Christopher Lloyd
Nobody 2, Self Reliance
Max Casella
Night Comes On, Fading Gigolo
S
Sondra James
Dating & New York
M
Max Martini
Eli, Captain Phillips
M
Michael Braun
M
Matthew Delamater
R
Rhenzy Feliz
Encanto, The Penguin (series)
I
Ivan Leung
Extremely Unique Dynamic
B
Briana Middleton
The Inheritance, Sharper
D
Daniel Ranieri

Crew Behind the Film

The The Tender Bar behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director George Clooney last directed The Boys in the Boat and The Midnight Sky. The film's writer William Monahan last wrote Marlowe and Mojave.

Director: George Clooney
Screenwriter: William Monahan
Producers: Peter Chernin
George Clooney
Grant Heslov

Studios: Amazon MGM Studios
Production Company: Chernin Entertainment; Smoke House Pictures

Production Details

What we know about the The Tender Bar movie production.

Key Facts

Based on the 2006 book/memoir by J.R. Moehringer which was published by Hyperion. True story.

Production Updates for The Tender Bar

Nov 2021

Completed

Changed The Tender Bar movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Sep 2021

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Dec 2020

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Aug 2013

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. Sony Pictures and Chernin Entertainment are nearing a rights deal for the J.R. Moehringer memoir.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for language throughout and some sexual content
Runtime: 1 hr, 44 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Biography

The Tender Bar

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Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Tender Bar was released in New York / Los Angeles on Friday, December 17, 2021. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including Spider-Man: No Way Home, Nightmare Alley and Fortress.