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The Tender Bar

The Tender Bar

Between the ones who love you and the ones who leave you is the journey of a lifetime.

20216.61h 44mR

Overview

JR is a fatherless boy growing up in the glow of a bar where the bartender, his Uncle Charlie, is the sharpest and most colorful of an assortment of quirky and demonstrative father figures. As the boy’s determined mother struggles to provide her son with opportunities denied to her — and leave the dilapidated home of her outrageous if begrudgingly supportive father — JR begins to gamely, if not always gracefully, pursue his romantic and professional dreams, with one foot persistently placed in Uncle Charlie’s bar.

Directed by George Clooney
Written by William Monahan, J.R. Moehringer
Produced by George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Ted Hope
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Top Cast

Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck

Charlie Maguire

Tye Sheridan

Tye Sheridan

JR Maguire

Daniel Ranieri

Daniel Ranieri

Young JR Maguire

Lily Rabe

Lily Rabe

Dorothy Maguire

Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd

Grandpa Maguire

Max Martini

Max Martini

The Voice, JR's father

Rhenzy Feliz

Rhenzy Feliz

Wesley

Briana Middleton

Briana Middleton

Sidney

Max Casella

Max Casella

Chief

Sondra James

Sondra James

Grandma Maguire

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Themes & Keywords

1970scoming of agelong island, new yorkwriteruncle nephew relationshipbar

About The Tender Bar

The Tender Bar is a drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of 1970s, coming of age, long island, new york, writer, uncle nephew relationship, bar. Directed by George Clooney, it stars Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan, Daniel Ranieri. JR is a fatherless boy growing up in the glow of a bar where the bartender, his Uncle Charlie, is the sharpest and most colorful of an assortment of quirky and demonstrative father figures. As the boy’s determined mother struggles to provide her son with opportunities denied to her — and leave the dilapidated home of her outrageous if begrudgingly supportive father — JR begins to gamely, if not always gracefully, pursue his romantic and professional dreams, with one foot persistently placed in Uncle Charlie’s bar.

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