The Tender Bar tells the story of J.R. ( Sheridan ), a fatherless boy growing up in the glow of a bar where the bartender, his Uncle Charlie ( Affleck ), is the sharpest and most colorful of an assortment of quirky and demonstrative father figures. As the boy’s determined mother ( Rabe ) struggles to provide her son with opportunities denied to her — and leave the dilapidated home of her outrageous if begrudgingly supportive father ( Christopher Lloyd ) — J.R. begins to gamely, if not always gracefully, pursue his romantic and professional dreams — with one foot persistently placed in Uncle Charlie’s bar. The Tender Bar is based on the best-selling memoir of the same name by J.R. Moehringer. Amazon Studios will release THE TENDER BAR in select LA & NY Theaters December 17th, 2021 In Theaters Nationwide December 22nd, 2021 Globally on Amazon Prime Video January 7th, 2022 Discuss this with fellow SJF fans on Facebook . On Twitter, follow us at @SandwichJohnFilms Please Lea