---
title: 'Tenderness (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Polson'
released: '2009-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/tenderness-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0494864/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Tenderness (2009)

2009 · 101 min · Drama, Action, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Tenderness is a 2009 crime film directed by John Polson and written by Emil Stern, based on the novel of the same name by Robert Cormier. Starring Russell Crowe, Jon Foster, Sophie Traub, and Laura Dern, the film follows the intersecting lives of three people - a young man just released from jail, a girl looking for escape who becomes fascinated with him and the police detective who is sure the boy will kill again.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Polson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-polson)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Cormier](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-cormier)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jonathan Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-goldsmith-2)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tom Stern](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-stern)
- **Editor:** [Lisa Zeno Churgin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-zeno-churgin)

## Cast

- [Sophie Traub](https://cinepixo.com/people/sophie-traub)
- [Michael Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kelly-2)
- [C. S. Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/c-s-lee)
- [Alexis Dziena](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexis-dziena)
- [Arija Bareikis](https://cinepixo.com/people/arija-bareikis)
- [Laura Dern](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-dern)
- [Jon Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-foster)
- [Russell Crowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-crowe)

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