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The Tender Bar Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Jan. 9, 2022

The Tender Bar

Release Date: Friday, December 17, 2021 New York / Los Angeles Wednesday, December 22, 2021 Nationwide

Ben Affleck, Max Martini, George Clooney, Peter Chernin, Christopher Lloyd, Lily Rabe, Matthew Delamater, William Monahan, Grant Heslov, Max Casella, Rhenzy Feliz, Briana Middleton, Daniel Ranieri, Sondra James, Ivan Leung, Michael Braun

R Biography 1 hr, 44 m

  • 3.9

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Plot

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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

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Crew Behind the Film

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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.

Screenwriters
Producers
Peter Chernin
George Clooney
Grant Heslov

Additional Information

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

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Production Details

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Key Facts

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

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced. Sony Pictures and Chernin Entertainment are nearing a rights deal for the J.R. Moehringer memoir.

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.



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Sun., Jan. 9, 2022

  • Added a running time of 104 minutes

  • Set the MPAA rating to R for language throughout and some sexual content

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