# Tenderness (2009)

> A haunted detective tails a newly released juvenile murderer while a vulnerable teenager secretly joins the boy’s dangerous escape route.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/13382

## Facts

- Runtime: 101 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: John Polson
- Cast: Russell Crowe, Jon Foster, Sophie Traub, Laura Dern, Alicia Harding, Michael Kelly, Alexis Dziena, Arija Bareikis
- TMDB rating: 5.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0494864/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: bleak, paranoid, harrowing, late night thriller viewing, crime drama marathon

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