The Tender Bar (film)

The Tender Bar
Official release poster
Directed byGeorge Clooney
Screenplay byWilliam Monahan
Based onThe Tender Bar
by J. R. Moehringer
Produced by
Starring
Narrated byRon Livingston
CinematographyMartin Ruhe
Edited byTanya M. Swerling
Music byDara Taylor[1]
Production
companies
Distributed byAmazon Studios
Release dates
  • October 10, 2021 (2021-10-10) (LFF)
  • December 17, 2021 (2021-12-17) (United States)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

  1. ^ "Dara Taylor Scoring George Clooney's 'The Tender Bar'". Film Music Reporter. October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.