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Movie poster: Tender Mercies (1983)
🎬 Movie

Tender Mercies

1983 · 92 min Drama Music Romance
⭐ 6.7 / 10 · TMDB

Alcoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his career.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1983
Country United States of America
Genre Drama, Music, Romance
Director Bruce Beresford
Runtime 92 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.7/10 (151 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Bruce Beresford

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 Cast

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Mac Sledge

Tess Harper

Tess Harper

Rosa Lee

Betty Buckley

Betty Buckley

Dixie

Wilford Brimley

Wilford Brimley

Harry

Ellen Barkin

Ellen Barkin

Sue Anne

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Allan Hubbard

Sonny

Lenny Von Dohlen

Lenny Von Dohlen

Robert

Paul Gleason

Paul Gleason

Reporter

Michael Crabtree

Michael Crabtree

Lewis Menefee

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Norman Bennett

Reverend Hotchkiss

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