The Tender Bar 2021

The Tender Bar

Released: 2021

Storyline: 

Set in 1970s Long Island, 9-year-old J. R. Maguire and his mother Dorothy move back in with his grandparents following her breakup with his father. There, he forms a bond with his Uncle Charlie, the owner of a local bar. Charlie acts as a surrogate father to J. R. and encourages him in his pursuit of becoming a successful writer. Charlie's mother is determined that he will go to Yale or Harvard and become a lawyer.