feeldb

The Tender Bar

2021 · 104 min · Director: George Clooney ★ IMDb 6.7 · 37,917 ratings

Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)

A boy (Jr.) seeks a replacement for his father, who disappeared shortly after his birth, and bonds with his uncle Charlie and the patrons at a bar in Long Island. Uncle Charlie works as a bartender there and knows all of the staff and regular patrons. He is a charismatic individual and all of his friends are eager to initiate Jr. into their rituals. Jr. listens closely to the stories of these men and relies on these stories for guidance on how to live.

Trailer for The Tender Bar

Playing the trailer connects to YouTube. No connection is made until you choose to play.

Rate how it felt
Working…

Your viewing check-in

Emotional fingerprint

The Tender Bar (2021) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Nostalgia 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love20%

AI estimate · no viewer votes yet

How we measure

AI estimate

Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.

Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Nostalgia, Love. Genres: Drama, Biography. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Nostalgia and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

How did it make you feel?

Votes are saved to the fingerprint once you’re signed in.

Pick up to three · 0/3

1
2
3

Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Hope
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

Hope
Empathy
Sadness
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
Ending hidden

Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHopeEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness40 %8 %37 %32 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Sadness46 %15 %45 %39 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Empathy48 %19 %43 %35 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor43 %19 %30 %20 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Hope40 %23 %29 %14 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Humor41 %23 %35 %20 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Empathy48 %29 %39 %23 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Hope51 %41 %39 %19 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Hope46 %38 %34 %18 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Humor44 %30 %31 %16 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Hope48 %29 %38 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Sadness51 %24 %44 %38 %
62.5 %≈ 65′Sadness50 %25 %43 %35 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Hope46 %35 %38 %24 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Hope48 %33 %39 %29 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Sadness51 %23 %45 %39 %
82.5 %≈ 86′Empathy54 %20 %46 %36 %
87.5 %≈ 91′Tension57 %26 %46 %31 %
92.5 %≈ 96′Hope57 %43 %43 %24 %
97.5 %≈ 101′Hope53 %52 %33 %15 %
Cinderella

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

AI reading of the film’s English subtitles (dialogue and sound cues) — not viewer votes. How we measure ↗

Afterward Reveal viewer responses · may contain spoilers

Viewer responses about feelings after the title ended, separate from feelings while watching. No AI estimates.

0 responses so far

Feeling details appear after at least 3 viewers respond, to protect privacy.

Cast

DR
Daniel Ranieri

Lily Rabe

Dorothy Maguire

Christopher Lloyd

Grandpa Maguire

Max Martini

The Voice, JR's father

RF
Rhenzy Feliz

Wesley

BM
Briana Middleton

Sidney

SJ
Sondra James

Grandma Maguire

MB
Michael Braun

Bobo

MD
Matthew Delamater

Joey D

IL
Ivan Leung

Jimmy

DR
Danielle Ranieri

Aunt Ruth

KA
Kate Avallone

Kathy

MB
Mark Boyett

Sidney's Dad

QT
Quincy Tyler Bernstine

Sidney's Mom

EK
Ezra Knight

Professor Van Dyke

DC
David Carl

School Psychologist

SC
Shannon Collis

Pat

Details

Directed by
George Clooney
Written by
William Monahan, J.R. Moehringer
Type
Movies
Released
2021
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 37,917 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
Data updated

Where to watch

Also on

Availability varies by country

Data: JustWatch · Wikidata

Feels similar

More like this →

Emotion overlap shows mood similarity, not a prediction of enjoyment.