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The Tender Bar Movie Storyline. Set in 1970s Long Island, nine-year-old JR Maguire and his mother Dorothy move back in with his grandparents following the dissolution of her relationship with his father. There, he forms a bond with his Uncle Charlie, the owner of a local bar. Charlie acts as a surrogate father to JR and encourages him in his pursuit of becoming a successful writer. JR’s mother is determined that he will go to Yale or Harvard and become a lawyer.
The Tender Bar is a 2021 American coming-of-age drama film directed by George Clooney from a screenplay by William Monahan. The film is an adaptation of the 2005 memoir of the same name by J. R. Moehringer, and recounts Moehringer’s life growing up on Long Island. It stars Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan, Daniel Ranieri, Lily Rabe, and Christopher Lloyd. It marked the final film appearance of Sondra James before her death in September 2021.
The film was released in a limited release on December 17, 2021, by Amazon Studios, following to the wide expansion on December 22, 2021, prior to streaming on Prime Video on January 7, 2022. It received mixed reviews from critics, though Affleck was nominated for the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance.
The Tender Bar (2021)
Directed by: George Clooney
Starring: Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan, Daniel Ranieri, Ron Livingston, Lily Rabe, Christopher Lloyd, Max Martini, Sondra James, Michael Braun, Matthew Delamater, Max Casella
Screenplay by: William Monahan
Production Design by: Kalina Ivanov
Cinematography by: Martin Ruhe
Film Editing by: Tanya M. Swerling
Costume Design by: Jenny Eagan
Set Decoration by: Melissa M. Levander
Art Direction by: Bryan Felty
Music by: Dara Taylor
MPAA Rating: R for language throughout and some sexual content.
Distributed by: Amazon Studios
Release Date: October 10, 2021 (LFF), December 17, 2021 (United States)
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