Tender Mercies
1983 · Movie · PG · 92 min · ★ 6.8
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1983
- Release date
- 1983-03-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (153 votes)
- Budget
- $8,000,000
Themes
- country music
- guitar
- texas
- alcoholism
- southern baptist
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1984
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1984
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama · 1983
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award — Best Actor · 1983
- New York Film Critics Circle Award — Best Actor · 1983
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- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1984 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1984 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1984 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1984 · nominated
- Directors Guild of America Award — Outstanding Directing – Feature Film · 1983 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Director · 1983 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama · 1983 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture · 1983 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Drama · 1983 · nominated
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Actor · 1983 · nominated
Cast & crew
Robert Duvall
as Mac Sledge
Tess Harper
as Rosa Lee
Betty Buckley
as Dixie
Wilford Brimley
as Harry
Ellen Barkin
as Sue Anne
- AH
Allan Hubbard
as Sonny
Lenny Von Dohlen
as Robert
Paul Gleason
as Reporter
Michael Crabtree
as Lewis Menefee
- NB
Norman Bennett
as Reverend Hotchkiss
Directed by Bruce Beresford