Heavy-hitting subjects like alcoholism and emotional abuse take center stage in Ocean’s Eleven franchise actor George Clooney’s The Tender Bar but are offset by the soft-rock classics of The Tender Bar’s movie soundtrack. Throughout The Tender Bar, JR struggles with abandonment issues, letting his father’s failures affect his life and relationships. Related: The Tender Bar Cast & Character Guide
In a dual storyline, JR is also seen as a young man, setting off for his college interview at Yale University under the heavy weight of trying to make something of himself. JR’s struggle with his father’s abuse is offset by his relationship with his Uncle Charlie, who acts as a father figure to JR while running the local bar, The Dickens.
Set in Manhasset, Long Island, The Tender Bar follows JR, seen first as a 9-year-old boy (played by Daniel Ranieri) moving into his grandfather’s house after he and his mother are abandoned by his father. Moehringer, The Tender Bar viewers should prepare for a trip back in time with hit songs like Radar Love and Shotgun. Available to stream via Amazon, The Tender Bar takes the viewer back to a time of bellbottoms and mellow rock with a bright cast featuring Ben Affleck, Lily Rabe, and Tye Sheridan. Warning! SPOILERS ahead for The Tender Bar!įeaturing songs from legendary artists like Paul Simon, Jim Croce, and Jackson Browne, The Tender Bar movie soundtrack sets the mood for a heartwarming coming-of-age tale.