The Good Heart

2009

English

6.8

♡ 3

32%

san francisco, california

suicide attempt

tavern

Dagur Kári Director

Nicolas Bro as Ib Dolby

Brian Cox as Jacques

Paul Dano as Lucas

Stephen Henderson as Psychiatrist

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.