Top billed cast

1. 

   Robert Duvall

   Mac Sledge

2. 

   Tess Harper

   Rosa Lee

3. 

   Betty Buckley

   Dixie

4. 

   Wilford Brimley

   Harry

5. 

   Ellen Barkin

   Sue Anne

6. 

   Allan Hubbard

   Sonny

7. 

   Lenny Von Dohlen

   Robert

8. 

   Paul Gleason

   Reporter

9. 

   Michael Crabtree

   Lewis Menefee

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on 2024-07-21

**_A broken-down Country musician seeks a new life in Texas_**

A single mother (Tess Harper) runs a motel & gas station in the lonely plains between Dallas and Austin. She hires an alcoholic man who couldn’t pay what he owed (Robert Duvall) and discovers that he’s an ex-Country star.

“Tender Mercies” (1983) is a lowkey drama set in rural Texas, reminiscent of "Resurrection" (1980) mixed with “Coal Miner’s Daughter” and the later “The Apostle.” While it’s better than “Resurrection,” it’s not quite as good as the other two. However, if you like subdued storytellin...read the rest

Recommendations

1. Ruth & Boaz75%
2. Country Strong61%
3. Pure Country69%
4. The Lost Husband67%
5. Back to Black66%
6. Shout58%
7. Purple Hearts80%
8. Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody70%
9. Step Up68%
10. I Saw the Light62%
11. Dreamgirls67%
12. The Best of Me74%
13. Where the Crawdads Sing75%
14. Racing with the Moon63%
15. Footloose66%
16. Departure63%
17. The Rose67%
18. Teen Spirit60%
19. Song Sung Blue73%
20. Grace Unplugged60%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$4,500,000.00

Revenue
$8,400,000.00

Keywords

• country music
• guitar
• texas
• alcoholism
• southern baptist