Tenderness

Tenderness

101 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Jan. 15, 2009

Russell Crowe stars as Detective Cristofuoro, a semi-retired police officer who is trying to unravel the past to discover whether a violent teenager, Eric Poole (Jon Foster), was responsible for the murder of his family. Sophie Traub co-stars as Lori, the teenage runaway who falls under Eric's spell. Based on the novel by Robert Cormier.

Tenderness

101 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Jan. 15, 2009

Tenderness
Russell Crowe stars as Detective Cristofuoro, a semi-retired police officer who is trying to unravel the past to discover whether a violent teenager, Eric Poole (Jon Foster), was responsible for the murder of his family. Sophie Traub co-stars as Lori, the teenage runaway who falls under Eric's spell. Based on the novel by Robert Cormier.
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers Lionsgate, GreeneStreet Films, iDeal Partners Film Fund, Hanson Allen Films, TurtleBack Productions
Original title Tenderness
Directors Eric Henriquez, Annie Tan, Catherine Gore, John Polson
Writers Robert Cormier, Emil Stern

Cast

Russell Crowe

as Detective Cristofuoro

Jon Foster

as Eric Poole

Sophie Traub

as Lori

Laura Dern

as Teresa

Alicia Harding

as Debbie

Michael Kelly

as Gary

Alexis Dziena

as Maria

Arija Bareikis

as Marsha

Tim Hopper

as Dan Komenko

Tanya Clarke

as Jackie Cristofuoro

Karina Colon

as Juvenile Delinquent

Ingrid Johnson

as Amusement Park Mom

Shannon MacMillan

as Park Ranger

Jane Fergus

as TV Anchor

Jake M. Smith

as Spenser (uncredited)