Tender Mercies

Here's a movie that thinks it knows something about the redemptive power of human connection. Mac Sledge, a washed-up country singer, finds solace and a second chance with a widow and her son in rural Texas. It's a quiet film that perhaps mistakes quietness for profundity.

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Bruce Beresford directed Tender Mercies in 1983. See Bruce Beresford's full filmography, where to start with Bruce Beresford, or where to go after you've seen everything by Bruce Beresford.

Tender Mercies was released in 1983 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 92 minutes.