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Tenderness

Play trailer Poster for Tenderness R,  2008,  1h 41m,  Crime/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 40% 15 Reviews Tomatometer 22% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
40% Tomatometer 15 Reviews 22% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Detective Cristofano investigates the murder of a family, and has to figure out if a violent teen is responsible.

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Joe Neumaier New York Daily News Dec 11, 2009
1/4
Crowe's lumbering presence is a relief from all the gothic heaviness, but director John Polson's elliptical storytelling style quickly becomes an irritant. Go to Full Review
Stephen Holden New York Times Dec 11, 2009
2/5
A movie undone by its formulaic plot conventions, and its need to give its star more screen time than his characters merits. Go to Full Review
Kyle Smith New York Post Dec 11, 2009
0.5/4
Crowe, who spends the movie trudging along ... and waxing lyrical about pain and pleasure, must be hoping no one sees this mawkish blunder. He will probably get his wish. Go to Full Review
Nora Lee Mandel Maven's Nest Jan 2, 2016
7/10
Based on less ambiguous YA novel , the teens drive film and portrayals of damaged youth are tense and sympathetic, though their behavior veers too sharply to pathological. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jun 22, 2011
C
An arty psychological thriller that never catches fire as either a serial killer flick or character study. Go to Full Review
Don Groves sbs.com.au Dec 31, 2010
2.5/5
Russell Crowe stumbles through lifeless thriller. Go to Full Review
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George G Feb 24, 2019 Loved the tension and the reality of psychopathic insight.
Draco S Feb 5, 2010 Restrained performance from Crowe.
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John Polson

Director

Russell Crowe

Detective Cristofuoro

Laura Dern

Aunt Teresa

Jon Foster

Eric Poole

Sophie Traub

Lori

Tanya Clarke

Jackie Cristofuoro

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Movie Info

Synopsis Detective Cristofano investigates the murder of a family, and has to figure out if a violent teen is responsible.
Director
John Polson
Producer
Howard Meltzer
Screenwriter
Emil Stern
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Lionsgate Films
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Language|Disturbing Violent Content)
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 5, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 8, 2012
Runtime
1h 41m
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