The Good Heart(2009)

Everyone needs a refuge from the world.

63

1h 35m

  • Drama,
  • Comedy,
  • Romance

Overview

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

  • Brian Cox

    Brian Cox

    Jacques

  • Paul Dano

    Paul Dano

    Lucas

  • Stephanie Szostak

    Stephanie Szostak

    Sarah

  • Isild Le Besco

    Isild Le Besco

    April

  • Bill Buell

    Bill Buell

    Roger Verne

  • Ed Wheeler

    Ed Wheeler

    Jonathan

  • Clark Middleton

    Clark Middleton

    Dimitri

  • Edmund Lyndeck

    Edmund Lyndeck

    Barber

  • Daniel Raymont

    Daniel Raymont

    Markus

  • Damian Young

    Damian Young

    Roddie

  • AndrĂ© De Shields

    André De Shields

    Sooty

  • Stephen McKinley Henderson

    Stephen McKinley Henderson

    Psychiatrist

  • Larry Pine

    Larry Pine

    Laugh Therapist

  • Nicolas Bro

    Nicolas Bro

    Ib Dolby

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Status

Released (Sep 11, 2009)

Budget

$3,800,000

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