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Tender Mercies
Tender Mercies
7.7
/10
441 Ratings

TENDER MERCIES

Directed by Bruce Beresford
United States, 1983
Drama, Music

Synopsis

A down-and-out country singer named Mac meets a young widow in a small town in Texas. As their relationship blossoms, his years of hard living resurface when his music star ex-wife appears in a nearby town, bringing his estranged daughter with her.

Synopsis

A down-and-out country singer named Mac meets a young widow in a small town in Texas. As their relationship blossoms, his years of hard living resurface when his music star ex-wife appears in a nearby town, bringing his estranged daughter with her.

Our take

From The Godfather to The Judge, Robert Duvall has received seven Oscar® nominations across a career that spans as many decades. He took home the gold just once, for one of his greatest performances, playing an alcoholic country singer in this heartbreaking melodrama from director Bruce Beresford.