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Directed by | George Clooney |
Screenplay by | William Monahan |
Based on | The Tender Bar by J. R. Moehringer |
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Narrated by | Ron Livingston |
Cinematography | Martin Ruhe |
Edited by | Tanya M. Swerling |
Music by | Dara Taylor[1] |
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Distributed by | Amazon Studios |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Tender Bar is a 2021 American coming-of-age film directed by George Clooney from a screenplay by William Monahan. Adapted from the 2005 memoir of the same name by J. R. Moehringer, it recounts Moehringer's life growing up on Long Island. It stars Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan, Daniel Ranieri, Lily Rabe, and Christopher Lloyd. It was the final film appearance of Sondra James before her death in September 2021.
It received a limited release on December 17, 2021 by Amazon Studios; then was widely released on December 22, prior to its streaming debut on Prime Video on January 7, 2022. It received mixed reviews, though Affleck was nominated for the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards for his performance.