Tenderness (2009)

Directed by

John Polson

Genre

drama film, action film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

R

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 129 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man gets out of jail and a troubled girl becomes obsessed with him. A police detective watches him closely, believing he will commit another murder.

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What happens

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. The film received mixed reviews, with some critics highlighting the formulaic nature of the story as a problem. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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