The Good Heart
2009 · Movie · R · 95 min · ★ 6.4 · 35% critics
A curmudgeonly dive bar owner in gritty New York spends his days smoking and drinking, convinced he won’t live much longer. When a homeless young man who has given up meets him, the bar owner decides to keep his legacy alive by taking the young man under his wing.
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Details
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-09-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 35/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (93 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a rough-edged, emotionally warming story about two troubled people finding a fragile purpose; Not for you if you prefer light, upbeat romances like The Lady or big-scope adventure like Fat Kid Rules the World.
Pros: compelling performances; heartfelt growth; gritty atmosphere | Cons: bleak premise; slow stretches
Themes
- friendship
- homeless person
- san francisco, california
- suicide attempt
- melancholy
- tavern
- heart transplant
- empathetic
Cast & crew
Brian Cox
as Jacques
Paul Dano
as Lucas
Stephanie Szostak
as Sarah
Isild Le Besco
as April
Bill Buell
as Roger Verne
Ed Wheeler
as Jonathan
Clark Middleton
as Dimitri
Edmund Lyndeck
as Barber
Daniel Raymont
as Markus
Damian Young
as Roddie
Directed by Dagur Kári