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The Tender Bar
MEANRANK
63/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 40, highest is Google on 90. Critics average 52, everyone else 66.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A boy growing up on Long Island, searching for a father figure, finds a surrogate family at his uncle's neighborhood bar. The charismatic uncle and the colorful patrons become his mentors, teaching him about life and literature. The story follows his journey from a boy listening to the bar's wisdom to a young man finding his own voice as a writer.
Details
- Director
- George Clooney
- Writer
- William Monahan
- Based on
- The Tender Bar by J. R. Moehringer
- Released
- 17 December 2021
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 0 wins, 4 nominations
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| Golden Globe Awards 2022 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Ben Affleck | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2022 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Ben Affleck | Nominee |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2021 | Best Supporting Actor | Ben Affleck | Nominee |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards 2021 | Best Soundtrack | The Tender Bar | Nominee |
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4 awards — The Tender Bar
×| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Ben Affleck | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Ben Affleck | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ben Affleck | Nominee |
| Best Soundtrack | The Tender Bar | Nominee |