The Tender Bar

1h 44m · 2021 · Directed by George Clooney · 3.1 / 5 on Letterboxd

The Tender Bar (2021) runs 1h 44m, directed by George Clooney. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

JR is a fatherless boy growing up in the glow of a bar where the bartender, his Uncle Charlie, is the sharpest and most colorful of an assortment of quirky and demonstrative father figures. As the boy’s determined mother struggles to provide her son with opportunities denied to her — and leave the dilapidated home of her outrageous if begrudgingly supportive father — JR begins to gamely, if not always gracefully, pursue his romantic and professional dreams, with one foot persistently placed in Uncle Charlie’s bar.

Genres: Drama

Where to watch: Prime Video (US, checked 9 July 2026)