Bernie

Movie

2012

1h 39m

PG-13

English

Comedy, Crime, Drama

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6.9

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In 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.

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Bernie

PG-13

Movie

2012

1h 39m

English

Comedy, Crime, Drama

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Cast

Bernie Tiede

Marjorie Nugent

Danny Buck Davidson

Scrappy Holmes

Lloyd Hornbuckle

Don Leggett

Sheriff Huckabee

Rev. Woodard

Molly

Carl

Townsperson

Townsperson

Mourner

Townsperson

Townsperson

Townsperson

Townsperson

Townsperson

Larry Brumley

Professor Fleming

Friend of Deceased

Mrs. Pebworth

Mr. Estes

Mrs. Estes

Dwayne Nugent

Directed By: Richard Linklater

Written By: Richard Linklater (Screenplay), Skip Hollandsworth (Screenplay)

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Predat0r says...

one year ago

:heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart: - Surely this is Jack Black's best performance yet. My rating system works: 10:heart:- Masterpiece :100: 9:heart:- Excellent 8:heart: - Amazing :ok_hand: 7:heart:- Great :sun_with_face: 6:heart: - Good :thumbsup: 5:heart: - Average :head_bandage: 4:heart: - Bad but watchable :octagonal_sign: 3:heart: - Bad :sob: 2:heart:- Awful :face_vomiting: 1:heart: - Bull Shit.

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BraylonMitch07 says...

5 years ago

Bernie is a solid movie. This is my grandmas favorite movie so I had been meaning to watch it for a while. After a conversation with the family about comedy movies my grandma put in the movie. It’s really interesting how it is like a documentary but with acted parts. The whole movie is more of a character study. The comedy in it is alright. The plot is good it’s a nice and well paced story. The true story being told is the type of true story that would be made into a movie. The acting is good Jack Black gives a great performance and the supporting cast is alright. Overall it’s a simple Movie with a great performance that’s really all. ( 7 out of 10)

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the_guy_with_the_hat says...

5 years ago

Good performance from McConaughey and fantastic performance from Jack Black. He nailed this character. I liked the documentary-mixedup-Style of the movie and the overall story. The Documentary part of it is confusing, because Actors and The "real" Township people are both talking to the camera. But i liked that style in general. Overall great movie.

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Saint Pauly says...

8 years ago

Surprising little film with a big name director (Richard Linklater) and actors (Jack Black and Matthew McConaughey). Based on a true story, this definitely-not-a-comedy holds your interest while showing off what might be Black's best performance ever. I would've liked to have seen more McConaughey, but that's true of nearly everything I see him in.

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AndrewBloom

CONTAINS SPOILERS9/10 5 years ago

[8.8/10] What I enjoy about Richard Linklater’s films at this particular cultural moment is that they are a tonic to the era of mystery boxes. In a period where seemingly every movie, T.V. show, or other story feels the need to tease the audience with hidden clues and shocking reveals, Linklater� More

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MajorMercyFlush

8/10 12 years ago

Firstly I’d like to make two points. Labelling this a comedy is a bit of a misrepresentation and a total disservice to Jack Black; though darkly humorous at times and some chuckles (mostly not from him), it’s not the next “Jack Black” comedy. I feel that they were stuck with no idea on how More

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DoryDarko

6 years ago

Bernie is a really fun and enjoyable dark comedy, starring Jack Black and Shirley MacLaine. This is actually the true story of what happened between a purely good man and a purely evil woman.

Jack Black plays Bernie Tiede, an assistant undertaker in the small town of Carthage, Texas. He is loved More

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Keeper70

8 years ago

This film is a curious thing but is entertainingly curious. Not only that it serves as a great showcase for Jack Black as he proves once again that his acting ability is far greater than he is given credit for.

Going entirely against type Black gives a truly believable performance as the kindly, More

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