Tenderness (2009)

Name: Tenderness
Director: John Polson
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2009-01-15
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Cast: Russell Crowe, Jon Foster, Sophie Traub, Laura Dern

Crime Drama Thriller

Director: John Polson

Cast: Russell Crowe, Jon Foster, Sophie Traub, Laura Dern

Runtime101 min

RatingR

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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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Tenderness (2009), directed by John Polson, offers a compelling crime drama blended with psychological depth. Russell Crowe delivers a powerful performance as a hardened cop unraveling a teenager's past, creating a taut and thought-provoking thriller that will appeal to fans of complex character studies.

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Tenderness is a 2009 crime film directed by John Polson and written by Emil Stern, based on the novel of the same name by Robert Cormier. Starring Russell Crowe, Jon Foster, Sophie Traub, and Laura Dern, the film follows the intersecting lives of three people - a young man just released from jail, a girl looking for escape who becomes fascinated with him and the police detective who is sure the boy will kill again.