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      Tenderness

      R Released Nov 5, 2008 1 hr. 41 min. Crime Drama List
      40% 15 Reviews Tomatometer 22% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score Detective Cristofuoro (Russell Crowe) investigates the murder of a family, and has to figure out if a violent teen is responsible. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Oct 18 Buy Now

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      Leo S A very good psichological thriller view a nice plot twist at the end. A little like Twin Peaks epsode. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/27/23 Full Review Thiago F Este filme é tão ruim q vim fazer uma conta no Rotten Tomatoes só pra avisar as pessoas, pra que ninguém perca 2h da sua vida como eu perdi. Nada acontece, a gente fica esperando o filme todo q ocorra algo mas nada acontece. Enredo sem pé nem cabeça, uma adolescente que do nada aparece na casa de um psicopata juvenil recém liberado do reformatório e juntos começam uma viagem pelo estado, vira tipo um road movie. Diálogos sem sentido, as coisas não se encaixam, parece q uma pessoa com tdh escreveu o filme. Atuações FRAQUÍSSIMAS, mas talvez seja culpa do diretor, tadinho. Final ridículo e sem sentido. Quer pagar de thriller psicológico mas fica longe de atingir o objetivo. NÃO VEJAM!!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Go watch Jon Polson in The Dry. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Joel C This is a beautifully made film about a disturbing part of human nature. There's just a constant eerie vibe and tense atmosphere not knowing what is going to happen. The casting was spot on and the film is well directed, I haven't seen a film unearth some of the temptation of a sociopath as in this, as subtle as it may be. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/11/21 Full Review Audience Member A good movie! A very well slow burn drama! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member It built up, build up and then went nowhere. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Joe Neumaier New York Daily News Crowe's lumbering presence is a relief from all the gothic heaviness, but director John Polson's elliptical storytelling style quickly becomes an irritant. Rated: 1/4 Dec 11, 2009 Full Review Stephen Holden New York Times A movie undone by its formulaic plot conventions, and its need to give its star more screen time than his characters merits. Rated: 2/5 Dec 11, 2009 Full Review Kyle Smith New York Post Crowe, who spends the movie trudging along ... and waxing lyrical about pain and pleasure, must be hoping no one sees this mawkish blunder. He will probably get his wish. Rated: 0.5/4 Dec 11, 2009 Full Review Nora Lee Mandel Maven's Nest Based on less ambiguous YA novel , the teens drive film and portrayals of damaged youth are tense and sympathetic, though their behavior veers too sharply to pathological. Rated: 7/10 Jan 2, 2016 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews An arty psychological thriller that never catches fire as either a serial killer flick or character study. Rated: C Jun 22, 2011 Full Review Don Groves sbs.com.au Russell Crowe stumbles through lifeless thriller. Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 31, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Detective Cristofuoro (Russell Crowe) investigates the murder of a family, and has to figure out if a violent teen is responsible.
      Director
      John Polson
      Executive Producer
      John Allen, Jana Edelbaum, Scott Hanson
      Screenwriter
      Emil Stern
      Distributor
      Lionsgate Films
      Production Co
      Lionsgate Films
      Rating
      R (Sexual Content|Language|Disturbing Violent Content)
      Genre
      Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Nov 5, 2008, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 8, 2012
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