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Bernie
Sign in to save2011 film directed by Richard Linklater
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6.6In small-town Texas, affable and popular mortician Bernie Tiede strikes up a friendship with Marjorie Nugent, a wealthy widow well known for her sour attitude. When she becomes controlling and abusive, Bernie goes to great lengths to remove himself from her grasp.
Released: 2012-04-2799 minDir: Richard LinklaterComedy, Crime, DramaBudget: $5.0MBox office: $9.2M
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Cast
- Jack Black as Bernie Tiede
- Shirley MacLaine as Marjorie Nugent
- Matthew McConaughey as Danny Buck Davidson
- Brady Coleman as Scrappy Holmes
- Richard Robichaux as Lloyd Hornbuckle
- Rick Dial as Don Leggett
Themes
- texas
- dark comedy
- based on true story
- carthage
- stockbroker
- prison visit
- missing person
- funeral director
- funeral home
- embezzlement
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
65,989 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
Metacritic
75/100
- Year
- 2011
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Genres
- Biography, Comedy, Crime
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 10 wins & 19 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 104
- FilmAffinity ID
- 713632
- Official website
- www.bernie-the-movie.com
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- publication date
- 2012-12-13
- title
- Bernie
- review score
- 75/100
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Categories
2011 American films2011 black comedy films2011 crime comedy films2011 English-language films2011 films2011 independent filmsAmerican biographical filmsAmerican black comedy filmsAmerican crime comedy filmsAmerican independent filmsAmerican mockumentary filmsBiographical films about criminalsCastle Rock Entertainment filmsCrime comedy films based on actual eventsEnglish-language black comedy filmsEnglish-language crime comedy filmsEnglish-language independent filmsFilms about funeralsFilms about murderFilms based on newspaper and magazine articlesFilms directed by Richard LinklaterFilms set in 1996Films set in TexasFilms shot in Texas