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Overview

User Rating:
6.2/10   854 votes
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Director:
John Polson
Writers (WGA):
Emil Stern (screenplay)
Robert Cormier (novel)
Contact:
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Release Date:
15 January 2009 (Israel) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Plot:
A policeman (Crowe) works to figure out whether a violent teen (Foster) murdered his family. | full synopsis
NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Laura Dern Joins Little Fockers
 (From EmpireOnline. 18 October 2009, 11:56 PM, PDT)

Before Robin Hood there was 'Tenderness'
 (From ioncinema. 3 March 2009)

User Comments:
I haven't read the book. This is plain awful. more (7 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Russell Crowe ... Detective Cristofuoro

Jon Foster ... Eric Poole
Sophie Traub ... Lori
Arija Bareikis ... Marsha

Alexis Dziena ... Maria

Michael Kelly ... Gary
Vivienne Benesch ... Lisa Komenko

Tanya Clarke ... Jackie Cristofuoro

Tim Hopper ... Dan Komenko
Brian Patrick Russell ... Facility Director
Lee R. Sellars ... Sam (as Lee Sellars)
Lou Sumrall ... Cafeteria Guard

Laura Dern ... Aunt Teresa
Matt Pepper ... Ben

Saul Stein ... Another Guard
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for disturbing violent and sexual content, and language.
Runtime:
Australia:101 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Filming Locations:
New York, USA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Russell Crowe filmed all of his scenes in 9 days. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#11.6)" (2006) more

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7 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
I haven't read the book. This is plain awful., 11 September 2009
1/10
Author: jestersaxe from United Kingdom

Very slow moving. Very predictable ending. If it didn't have Russell C in it, I don't think it would have seen the light of day.

You keep watching for some injection of... anything really! It tries to be very character driven, but you really don't give a toss for any of them because the subject matter is so boring.

Some say the ending is a good old "didn't see that coming"... to them I say "RUBBISH".

Trailer made it look suspenseful, eery, even challenging... none of this comes through. For such a short film you feel like you've been watching it for days.

Me and my girlfriend both thought the other was liking it so neither of us said anything until the end... she broke the silence at the credits, "Well that was pure sh**" lol. I didn't disagree.

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