Finally got around to watching this gem! It’s such a beautiful depiction of this community of people, and you can tell that it’s made with so much care and empathy for the stories they had to tell. It’s less of a plot film and more a collection of slices of life which, put together, paint a beautiful picture that transcends the screen for an immersive and emotional viewing experience.

It's that bad - just don't...

Even the sh***y DVD screener I watched this on could not diminish how astoundingly beautiful and wholesome this film is

I didn't get it.
It's neither poignant, enlifting, nor educational.
Think of it like an enforced and boring walkabout with someone you'd choose to avoid in real-life.

It was interesting but felt like a documentary with no plot or purpose, just showing you about a lifestyle you may not have known about. Nomads who travel around following the seasonal work whilst living in their vans. It doesn’t grip your attention and not something you would want to watch more than once.

I didn’t get the hype and I really wanted to like it but I just didn’t. Felt like I wasted 2 hours of my life that I won’t get back. There’s a little story to a couple of characters but that’s it. They don’t delve any further so couldn’t get attached even if I wanted to. Wouldn’t recommend

Kind of a mixed bag, I wanted to like this more.
I love how non judgemental it is, they could’ve easily taken the route to criticize the system and make a point about how these people need financial support from the state (like Sorry to Bother You, for example).
Instead, it presents a balanced perspective of both the struggles and charm of this lifestyle.
Also, the characters are interesting, the acting is great and it’s shot extremely well.
However, I find it quite baffling how nobody seems to want to point out the obvious flaw of this film: it lacks drama and .... well, a story.
There is no progression to the characters or the events in this film.
In other words, you could rearrange a lot of bits and it wouldn’t make a single difference.
As a result, the pacing kinda drags, and I started to check out halfway through.

5/10

She is with any doubt an amazing actress but the movie is too slow for me, the story is depressing (I know a lot of people live like this) and it’s a little bit too long. Not for an Oscar!

Another film by the director that brought us the amazing movie The Rider. The experience of watching this movie was almost exactly like the experience I had watching that movie. About halfway through I thought to myself "this is pretty good" and then over the second half of that movie it really started to seep in. By the end it felt like I had experienced something on a spiritual level. It's a movie that demands that the viewer watch it in a quiet place with full attention given. I would also like to echo what so many reviews have said - the movie has a documentary feel to it because of the amazing talents of both the director and McDormand.

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This movie reminded me of something Roger Ebert had said ages ago about another movie (My Own Private Idaho) because it describes it perfectly even if the two movies are not exactly alike but have a similar vibe. Ebert said: "The achievement of this film is that it wants to evoke that state of drifting need, and it does. There is no mechanical plot that has to grind to a Hollywood conclusion, and no contrived test for the heroes to pass."

I don't think you could put it any better than that.

Does it stop being a performance piece if an actor is just naturally as good at playing a simple person, traversing across the states with no purpose but to make enough money and meet enough people to fill the voids in life? If so, then yes this was well done. All the actors and nomads portrayed felt like they weren't acting at all.

As far as replayability though, I've got no reason to watch this again. It's the tale of many spotted small towns across the states where the economy has hit the hardest and the townsfolk disperse trying to make ends meat paycheck to paycheck.

Oscar or any award worthy though? No, I dont believe so.

Almost has a documentary feel

What a road trip... Long, expansive, open, free and as immense as Frances McDormand's talent.

Nomadland is the American Honey of Nomad culture, and I fucking loved American Honey. The worst part of this movie was I couldn't see it on the big screen.

Trakt tells me I need to comment in English, but this German quote speaks for itself, at least to whome ever recognizes it.

Schau dich doch mal um, zeig mir einen dem es besser geht als mir!

They named "Nomadland" but it feels like a "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - Part II: The Adventures of Mildred Hayes on the Road". I hope Frances McDormand doesn't end up locked in these kinds of projects forever.

I loved the movie. It's gritty, serious and realistic. I am glad people got to watch movies like this more this year instead of the big budget cartoonish crap superhero movies because of the pandemic.

Gianfranco Rosi portrayed in his documentary "Below sea level" (2008) several people who lived in the Californian desert. Chloé Zhao now makes a more precious version of the same theme, more interesting as fiction than as a reflection of reality, in this sense somewhat insufficient. But, among beautiful landscapes and music by Ludovico Einaudi, the most interesting thing is the feeling of deep sadness that surrounds Fern, the choice of solitude as a way to heal depression.

Frances Mcdormand's performance , the real-life nomads included , the beautiful cinematography and direction by Chloe Zhao make this movie shine

If it wasn't for the familiar faces of McDormand and Strathairn this could just as well been a documentary and I'm not sure if that's good or bad thing. It shows that they've done a wonderful job in the portraying but if seen as a documentary it's not that interesting. Very torn.