The Tender Bar (film)

The Tender Bar
Official release poster
Directed by	George Clooney
Screenplay by	William Monahan
Based on	The Tender Bar by J. R. Moehringer
Produced by	George Clooney Grant Heslov Ted Hope
Starring	Ben Affleck Tye Sheridan Lily Rabe Christopher Lloyd Daniel Ranieri
Narrated by	Ron Livingston
Cinematography	Martin Ruhe
Edited by	Tanya M. Swerling
Music by	Dara Taylor[1]
Production companies	Amazon Studios Smokehouse Pictures Grand Illusion Films
Distributed by	Amazon Studios
Release dates	October 10, 2021 (2021-10-10) (LFF) December 17, 2021 (2021-12-17) (United States)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Tender Bar is a 2021 American coming-of-age film directed by George Clooney from a screenplay by William Monahan. Adapted from the 2005 memoir of the same name by J. R. Moehringer, it recounts Moehringer's life growing up on Long Island. It stars Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan, Daniel Ranieri, Lily Rabe, and Christopher Lloyd. It was the final film appearance of Sondra James before her death in September 2021.

It received a limited release on December 17, 2021 by Amazon Studios; then was widely released on December 22, prior to its streaming debut on Prime Video on January 7, 2022. It received mixed reviews, though Affleck was nominated for the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards for his performance.