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64% Critic Match
The Good Heart
“Everyone needs a refuge from the world.”
6.4 / 10• 2009• 1h 35m•R• English
DramaComedyRomance
Storyline
Jacques is the curmudgeonly owner of a gritty New York dive bar that serves as home to a motley assortment of professional drinkers. Jacques is determinedly drinking and smoking himself to death when he meets Lucas, a homeless young man who has already given up on life. Determined to keep his legacy alive, Jacques deems Lucas is a fitting heir and takes him under his wing.
Cast & Crew
Brian Cox
Jacques
Lead
Paul Dano
Lucas
Stephanie Szostak
Sarah
Isild Le Besco
April
Bill Buell
Roger Verne
Ed Wheeler
Jonathan
Clark Middleton
Dimitri
Edmund Lyndeck
Barber
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Dagur Kári's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Good Heart is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
