Nebraska
6 Oscar Nominations
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An aging, booze-addled father takes a trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim what he believes to be a million-dollar sweepstakes prize.
What critics thought
Alexander Payne's black-and-white road movie earned broad critical enthusiasm, with reviewers consistently singling out Bruce Dern's lead performance as a career pinnacle and praising the film's quietly elegiac tone. The source material offers almost no division to report — this was one of the more genuinely unified critical responses of its year, with even measured reviews tending to praise the film's restraint and visual austerity rather than fault them.
“Bruce Dern's portrait of the boozy old coot is a wonder, as well as the capstone, thus far, of that singular actor's career.”
Joe Morgenstern·The Wall Street Journal
“a bittersweet elegy for the American extended family, shot in a crisp black-and-white that chimes neatly with the film's concern for times long past.”
Robbie Collin·The Daily Telegraph
“The film's starkly beautiful final images have a poignancy that might leave a lump in your throat.”
Christy Lemire·RogerEbert.com
Genres
Drama
Cast & Crew
DirectorAlexander Payne
StarringBruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Bob Odenkirk, Stacy Keach
ComposerMark Orton
Nebraska
6 Oscar Nominations
An aging, booze-addled father takes a trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim what he believes to be a million-dollar sweepstakes prize.
What critics thought
Alexander Payne's black-and-white road movie earned broad critical enthusiasm, with reviewers consistently singling out Bruce Dern's lead performance as a career pinnacle and praising the film's quietly elegiac tone. The source material offers almost no division to report — this was one of the more genuinely unified critical responses of its year, with even measured reviews tending to praise the film's restraint and visual austerity rather than fault them.
“Bruce Dern's portrait of the boozy old coot is a wonder, as well as the capstone, thus far, of that singular actor's career.”
Joe Morgenstern·The Wall Street Journal
“a bittersweet elegy for the American extended family, shot in a crisp black-and-white that chimes neatly with the film's concern for times long past.”
Robbie Collin·The Daily Telegraph
“The film's starkly beautiful final images have a poignancy that might leave a lump in your throat.”
Christy Lemire·RogerEbert.com
Genres
Drama
Cast & Crew
DirectorAlexander Payne
StarringBruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Bob Odenkirk, Stacy Keach
ComposerMark Orton
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