Tender Mercies
DramaMusicRomance
6.7/10
|US
|en
|92 min
Release Date: 1983-03-04
Overview - Alcoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his career.
Production Companies
Antron Media ProductionEMI FilmsAssociated Film DistributionUniversal Pictures
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Wuchak
7/10
**_A broken-down Country musician seeks a new life in Texas_** A single mother (Tess Harper) runs a motel & gas station in the lonely plains between Dallas and Austin. She hires an alcoholic man who couldn’t pay what he owed (Robert Duvall) and discovers that he’s an ex-Country star. “Tender Mercies” (1983) is a lowkey drama set in rural Texas, reminiscent of "Resurrection" (1980) mixed with...
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