# The Good Heart (2009)

> A suicidal homeless young man softens the brutal rules of a dying New York bar owner when an equally vulnerable French woman seeks refuge.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/2964

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
- Director: Dagur Kári
- Cast: Brian Cox, Paul Dano, Stephanie Szostak, Isild Le Besco, Bill Buell, Ed Wheeler, Clark Middleton, Edmund Lyndeck
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808285/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, deadpan, tender, quiet evening, rainy day

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