Tenderness

Nan
1h 41m
2009
5.196 /10 (125)

The intimacy of the kill

Overview

A hardened cop tries to unravel the past to discover whether a violent teenager was responsible for the murder of his family. A confused fifteen-year-old runaway becomes enthralled with the young man.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 2009-01-15

Top Billed Cast

Russell Crowe

Detective Cristofuoro

Jon Foster

Eric Poole

Sophie Traub

Lori

Laura Dern

Teresa

Alicia Harding

Debbie

Michael Kelly

Gary

Alexis Dziena

Maria

Arija Bareikis

Marsha

Tim Hopper

Dan Komenko

Tanya Clarke

Jackie Cristofuoro

Karina Colon

Juvenile Delinquent

Ingrid Johnson

Amusement Park Mom

Shannon MacMillan

Park Ranger

Jane Fergus

TV Anchor

Jake M. Smith

Spenser (uncredited)

Brian Patrick Russell

Facility Director (as Brian Russell)

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