Tender Mercies
“His struggle for fame was over. His fight for respect was just beginning.”
1983 · 1 h 32 min
Bruce BeresfordCast
Robert Duvall 
Tess Harper 
Betty Buckley 
Wilford Brimley 
Ellen Barkin Allan Hubbard
Credits
Written by: 
Horton Foote
Plot
A washed-up alcoholic country singer finds redemption with a young widow and her son.
Sinekatalog’s take
Bruce Beresford's quiet drama is gentle and moving, with an Oscar-winning Robert Duvall.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (14,768 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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