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Bernie

Movie
2012
1h 39m
PG-13
English
Comedy, Crime, Drama
User Score: 
6.9
Critic Score: 
82
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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
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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82

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Jack Black
Bernie Tiede
Shirley MacLaine
Marjorie Nugent
Matthew McConaughey
Danny Buck Davidson
Brady Coleman
Scrappy Holmes
Richard Robichaux
Lloyd Hornbuckle
Rick Dial
Don Leggett
Brandon Smith
Sheriff Huckabee
Larry Jack Dotson
Rev. Woodard
Sonny Carl Davis
Townsperson
Chris Humphrey
Townsperson
Kay Epperson
Townsperson
Margaret Bowman
Townsperson
Jo Perkins
Townsperson
Dale Dudley
Townsperson
James Wilson
Townsperson
Tommy G Kendrick
Larry Brumley
Richard Andrew Jones
Professor Fleming
Charles Bailey
Friend of Deceased
Suzi McLaughlin
Mrs. Pebworth
Grant James
Mr. Estes
Juli Erickson
Mrs. Estes
JD Young
Dwayne Nugent
Directed By: Richard Linklater
Written By: Richard Linklater (Screenplay), Skip Hollandsworth (Screenplay)

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Predat0r says...
5 months 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...
4 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...
4 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...
7 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  4 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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