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The Tender Bar

A boy growing up on Long Island seeks out father figures among the patrons at his uncle's bar.

Director

George Clooney

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Awards

1 win & 9 nominations

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Uncle Charlie

JR

Young JR

Mom

Grandpa

Christopher Lloyd

The Voice

Wesley

Sidney

Briana Middleton

Chief

Grandma

Bobo

Joey D

Matthew Delamater

Jimmy

Aunt Ruth

Danielle Ranieri

Kathy

Sidney's Dad

Sidney's Mom

Quincy Tyler Bernstine

Professor Van Dyke

School Psychologist

Pat

Kathy's Daughter

Keira Jo Lassor

Mrs. Williams

Jennifer C. Johnson

NYT Editor

Michael Steven Costello

NYT Personnel Woman

NYT Copyboy

NYT Copygirl

Caroline Bergwall

Officer James

Daniel Washington

Chief's Wife

Other Customer

Steve Gagliastro

Aunt Ruth Kid #1

Annabella Valle

Aunt Ruth Kid #2

Clara Jane Kelly

Aunt Ruth Kid #3

Meara Mahoney Gross

Future JR

NC Cop

Michael Balzano III

Student in Classroom

Kid in Classroom

Dickens Bar Regular (Core Group)

Yale Student

Dickens Bar Patron

News Reporter

Christina Calvao

Classroom Kid

Elijah Carvalho

Yale Student

Nicole Chamberlain

A Bar Patron

Christian Cibotti

Yale Student

Classroom Kid

Ruth's Kid

Patrick W. Griffin

80's Dickens Waitress

Bianca

Mellanie Hubert

70's Dickens Waitress

Restaurant Patron

Yale Parent

Boyfriend

NYT Editor

Dicken's Bar Patron, Dicken's Softball Team

Bowler

Dickens Bar Regular

James J. LaBonte

Jimmy's Mother

Jimmy's Father

Officer Gulick

Priest

New York Times Reporter

Dickens Core Group Patron

Ruth's Daughter

A Customer

David Pridemore

Classroom Kid

Tyler M. Rainey

The Voice's Girlfriend

Melanie Blake Roth

Classmate

Restaurant Patron

Mary Ann Schaub

NYT Reporter

Justin M. Tolliver

Ruth's Daughter

Waitress

Anastasia Tsikhanava

Yale Student

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Grandpa Jr Uncle Charlie The Voice Wesley

There's your Golden Earring, - The Tender Bar

There's your Golden Earring,

We're going home. Again. - The Tender Bar

We're going home. Again.

It was 1973, - The Tender Bar

Home never meant the same thing
to my mother as it did to me. - The Tender Bar

Home never meant the same thing to my mother as it did to me...

To her, it meant failure,
the place you ended up - The Tender Bar

To her, it meant failure, the place you ended up

Work, apartment, boyfriend,
not always in that order. - The Tender Bar

Work, apartment, boyfriend, not always in that order.

To me, Grandpa's house was
a revolving door of cousins and aunts, - The Tender Bar

To me, Grandpa's house was a revolving door of cousins ...

But above all,
it's where Uncle Charlie lived. - The Tender Bar

But above all, it's where Uncle Charlie lived.

And when you're 11 years old,
you want an Uncle Charlie. - The Tender Bar

And when you're 11 years old, you want an Uncle Charlie...

Everybody needs to know
the cesspool isn't taking it. - The Tender Bar

Everybody needs to know the cesspool isn't taking it.

If you take a leak, take it outside. - The Tender Bar

If you take a leak, take it outside.

He played Top 40 hits,
and he'd talk about the musicians. - The Tender Bar

He played Top 40 hits, and he'd talk about the musician...

I only met him once,
and I was pretty young, - The Tender Bar

I only met him once, and I was pretty young,

I had to sneak, 'cause after he left us, - The Tender Bar

I had to sneak, 'cause after he left us,

Because he's a selfish old prick
who resents taking care of his family. - The Tender Bar

Because he's a selfish old prick who resents taking car...

Your father has never
taken care of anybody at all. - The Tender Bar

Your father has never taken care of anybody at all.

That's Pablo Cruise
with "Love Will Find a Way"... - The Tender Bar

That's Pablo Cruise with "Love Will Find a Way&quo...

You beat me,
you know you beat me fair and square, - The Tender Bar

You beat me, you know you beat me fair and square,

And... probably not gonna get
a whole lot better, - The Tender Bar

And... probably not gonna get a whole lot better,

He's just an asshole
who happens to be on the radio. - The Tender Bar

He's just an asshole who happens to be on the radio.

This is The Voice at 97.1 on your dial. - The Tender Bar

This is The Voice at 97.1 on your dial.

…top ten songs this week, you'll win a Q97 - The Tender Bar

…top ten songs this week, you'll win a Q97

You can't win if you don't play. - The Tender Bar

You can't win if you don't play.

Tell your cousin - The Tender Bar

Tell your cousin

It's a house bike.
I took that bike out of the dump - The Tender Bar

It's a house bike. I took that bike out of the dump

This is Saturday morning
in the life of men. - The Tender Bar

This is Saturday morning in the life of men.

Now, I know there are a lot
of rug rats running around, - The Tender Bar

Now, I know there are a lot of rug rats running around,

- Really?
- Sure. Ball game with your old man. - The Tender Bar

- Really? - Sure. Ball game with your old man.

Uncle Charlie says
the Yankees are assholes, - The Tender Bar

Uncle Charlie says the Yankees are assholes,

I was ready at 4:30 so as not to fuck up. - The Tender Bar

I was ready at 4:30 so as not to fuck up.

The thing is, that day, I felt like I had. - The Tender Bar

The thing is, that day, I felt like I had.

I hadn't been to New York City
to see his face on billboards and buses. - The Tender Bar

I hadn't been to New York City to see his face on billb...

But I wondered if it was like
a thing you would always know, - The Tender Bar

But I wondered if it was like a thing you would always know,

A little while later,
after being arrested while on air - The Tender Bar

A little while later, after being arrested while on air

It was about this same period
that he called up drunk - The Tender Bar

It was about this same period that he called up drunk

He also threatened to kidnap me, - The Tender Bar

He also threatened to kidnap me,

And you take care of,
if you have one, your woman. - The Tender Bar

And you take care of, if you have one, your woman.

Don't be like one of these assholes here
who acts like - The Tender Bar

Don't be like one of these assholes here who acts like

Don't carry your money like a drunk.
Oh, and, uh... - The Tender Bar

Don't carry your money like a drunk. Oh, and, uh...

That's like a hundred bucks,
five, whatever, - The Tender Bar

That's like a hundred bucks, five, whatever,

Important thing is you never,
ever drink that money, right? - The Tender Bar

Important thing is you never, ever drink that money, right?

Oh, one more thing... very important. - The Tender Bar

Oh, one more thing... very important.

Never under any circumstances hit a woman, - The Tender Bar

Never under any circumstances hit a woman,

If you read enough books,
maybe, if you're lucky, - The Tender Bar

If you read enough books, maybe, if you're lucky,

From that moment on,
I wanted to be a writer. - The Tender Bar

From that moment on, I wanted to be a writer.

But here is this... the furniture is
held together with duct tape, - The Tender Bar

But here is this... the furniture is held together with duct...

You are stingy with love. - The Tender Bar

You are stingy with love.

Because he is stingy - The Tender Bar

Because he is stingy

I swear to God, I have no idea how... - The Tender Bar

I swear to God, I have no idea how...

- Harvard or Yale.
- This from a woman - The Tender Bar

- Harvard or Yale. - This from a woman

And after college... at Harvard or Yale! - The Tender Bar

And after college... at Harvard or Yale!

Fregosi is the hitter
facing the right-hander Jenkins. - The Tender Bar

Fregosi is the hitter facing the right-hander Jenkins.

Well, I think your grandfather
is a good man. - The Tender Bar

Well, I think your grandfather is a good man.

Marches to his own drummer,
but that's what I like about him. - The Tender Bar

Marches to his own drummer, but that's what I like abou...

Well, there's that, too.
Sometimes your own drummer is a bad idea. - The Tender Bar

Well, there's that, too. Sometimes your own drummer is ...

It makes Mom sad having to keep
going to Grandpa's house. - The Tender Bar

It makes Mom sad having to keep going to Grandpa's hous...

Sometimes they don't think about
the cause and effect of things. - The Tender Bar

Sometimes they don't think about the cause and effect o...

They want freedom, - The Tender Bar

They want freedom,

One swinging dick to another.
I'll give you that one. - The Tender Bar

One swinging dick to another. I'll give you that one.

Hey, your mom tells me you listen
to your old man on the radio a lot. - The Tender Bar

Hey, your mom tells me you listen to your old man on the rad...

She says I listen too much
or try to find you. - The Tender Bar

She says I listen too much or try to find you.

I got a barbecue meeting with a sponsor. - The Tender Bar

I got a barbecue meeting with a sponsor.

As for you, keep listening to the radio. - The Tender Bar

As for you, keep listening to the radio.

- Dock Ellis.
- You can take acid, - The Tender Bar

- Dock Ellis. - You can take acid,

You fucking call it a day
or run for president, and that's it. - The Tender Bar

You fucking call it a day or run for president, and that...

Uh, someone said he was having,
uh, tantrums. - The Tender Bar

Uh, someone said he was having, uh, tantrums.

Maybe this is a weird time for me
to tell you that I'm not a psychologist. - The Tender Bar

Maybe this is a weird time for me to tell you that I'm ...

Well, because I'm not a psychologist - The Tender Bar

Well, because I'm not a psychologist

Nothing is face value,
and you're the smartest guy in the room, - The Tender Bar

Nothing is face value, and you're the smartest guy in t...

Or it's the contraction for "junior." - The Tender Bar

Or it's the contraction for "junior."

Well, there's a very big difference
if it is being concealed from him - The Tender Bar

Well, there's a very big difference if it is being conc...

That may never
have occurred to him until you just - The Tender Bar

That may never have occurred to him until you just

It is my belief that the uncertainty
about the meaning of his name - The Tender Bar

It is my belief that the uncertainty about the meaning of hi...

Very impressive.
No identity, hence identity crisis. - The Tender Bar

Very impressive. No identity, hence identity crisis.

He has dubiety
about his identity, possibly. - The Tender Bar

He has dubiety about his identity, possibly.

How sure are you about your identity? Hmm? - The Tender Bar

How sure are you about your identity? Hmm?

I'm curious because
you seem very interested - The Tender Bar

I'm curious because you seem very interested

We both know you're calling his mother up
and asking her out on dates. - The Tender Bar

We both know you're calling his mother up and asking he...

So you're willing to traumatize
a little kid - The Tender Bar

So you're willing to traumatize a little kid

But that didn't mean some dime-store
fifth-grade shrink could go toe to toe. - The Tender Bar

But that didn't mean some dime-store fifth-grade shrink...

I know a lot of guys
that think they're writers, - The Tender Bar

I know a lot of guys that think they're writers,

You got to have "it." - The Tender Bar

You got to have "it."

Now, what you do is you read all of those. - The Tender Bar

Now, what you do is you read all of those.

In my official capacity,
I have to say, is the only thing - The Tender Bar

In my official capacity, I have to say, is the only thing

I had four, but Mrs. Cafferty took a fall - The Tender Bar

I had four, but Mrs. Cafferty took a fall

Now, tell me, when was the last time
you made a good confession? - The Tender Bar

Now, tell me, when was the last time you made a good confess...

Oh, you're backed up on Bobo. - The Tender Bar

Oh, you're backed up on Bobo.

You know, I got a feeling that, uh,
you had a reason to come down here. - The Tender Bar

You know, I got a feeling that, uh, you had a reason to come...

Well, you know he's gonna be back in here
saying weird shit. Here you go. - The Tender Bar

Well, you know he's gonna be back in here saying weird ...

- Bobo, you're backed up on the kid.
- This kid's all right. - The Tender Bar

- Bobo, you're backed up on the kid. - This kid's ...

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A boy growing up on Long Island seeks out father figures among the patrons at his uncle's bar.

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Director: George Clooney

Writer: William Monahan, J.R. Moehringer

Production: N/A

Genre: drama

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 53/100

ImdbRating: 6.7

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 07 Jan 2022

Awards: 1 win & 9 nominations

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Also watch: Falling for Figaro, Love Me Tender, La Llorona, Coda, Four to Dinner, Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain?, The Three Musketeers