The Good Heart

The Good Heart (2009)

Everyone needs a refuge from the world.

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.

Date of release
2009-09-11
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (99)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Director
Dagur Kári

Casting

  • Brian Cox — Jacques
  • Paul Dano — Lucas
  • Stephanie Szostak — Sarah
  • Isild Le Besco — April
  • Bill Buell — Roger Verne
  • Ed Wheeler — Jonathan
  • Clark Middleton — Dimitri
  • Edmund Lyndeck — Barber
  • Daniel Raymont — Markus
  • Damian Young — Roddie
  • André De Shields — Sooty
  • Stephen McKinley Henderson — Psychiatrist

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