Tenderness

Name: Tenderness
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2009-01-15
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Russell Crowe, Jon Foster, Sophie Traub, Laura Dern, Alicia Harding

2009·Movie·R·101 min·★ 5.2(129)

Crime Drama Thriller More English titles

“The intimacy of the kill”

A hardened cop tries to unravel the past to discover whether a violent teenager was responsible for the murder of his family. A confused fifteen-year-old runaway becomes enthralled with the young man.

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About Tenderness

Tenderness is a 2009 English-language crime, drama and thriller film directed by John Polson. The cast is led by Russell Crowe, Jon Foster, Sophie Traub. It has a runtime of 1h 41m. Viewers rate it 5.2/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Starz Apple TV Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV.

Tenderness was produced by Hanson Allen Films, Ideal Partners, and TurtleBack Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on January 15, 2009, and carries a R certification.

Director: John Polson
Writers: Emil Stern
Release date: January 15, 2009
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Hanson Allen Films, Ideal Partners, TurtleBack Productions

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Tenderness cast & crew

Tenderness was directed by John Polson and written by Emil Stern.

The cast features Russell Crowe as Detective Cristofuoro, Jon Foster as Eric Poole, Sophie Traub as Lori, Laura Dern as Teresa, Alicia Harding as Debbie, and Michael Kelly as Gary.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Louis Febre, cinematography is by Tom Stern, and it was produced by Jana Edelbaum and Scott Hanson.

Is Tenderness worth watching?

Tenderness holds an audience score of 5.2/10 from 129 ratings, a more divisive crime films.

At 1h 41m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy crime, drama, and thriller, Tenderness is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Tenderness

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