Tenderness

The intimacy of the kill

Russell Crowe stars as Detective Cristofuoro, a semi-retired police officer who is trying to unravel the past to discover whether a violent teenager, Eric Poole (Jon Foster), was responsible for the murder of his family. Sophie Traub co-stars as Lori, the teenage runaway who falls under Eric's spell. Based on the novel by Robert Cormier.

Russell Crowe

Detective Cristofuoro

Jon Foster

Eric Poole

Sophie Traub

Lori

Laura Dern

Teresa

Alicia Harding

Debbie

Michael Kelly

Gary

Alexis Dziena

Maria

Arija Bareikis

Marsha

Tim Hopper

Dan Komenko

Tanya Clarke

Jackie Cristofuoro

Karina Colon

Juvenile Delinquent

Ingrid Johnson

Amusement Park Mom

Shannon MacMillan

Park Ranger

Jane Fergus

TV Anchor

Jake M. Smith

Spenser (uncredited)