- HD 1080
- Runtime: 95m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: Denmark, France, Iceland, United States of America
- Director: Dagur Kári
- Stars: Brian Cox, Paul Dano, Stephanie Szostak, Isild Le Besco, Bill Buell
- keywords: friendship, homeless person, san francisco, california, suicide attempt
- Production_studio: Nimbus Film, Forensic Films, ShortCut Copenhagen, Palomar Pictures, Wild Bunch, ZDF/Arte, Zik Zak Filmworks, Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo
- Slogan: Everyone needs a refuge from the world.
- providers: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- The The Good Heart is featured in the top rankings of 2009
- #71 in Top Romance Movies of 2009
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.