Bernie
2012 · ★ 6.6 · Dir. Richard Linklater
A story so unbelievable it must be true.
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.
- Released
- 2012-04-27
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Language
- EN
- Budget
- $5M
- Box office
- $9.2M
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Jack Black
Bernie Tiede
Shirley MacLaine
Marjorie Nugent
Matthew McConaughey
Danny Buck Davidson
Brady Coleman
Scrappy Holmes
Tommy G. Kendrick
Larry Brumley
Rick Dial
Don Leggett
Mona Lee Fultz
Cashier
Larry Jack Dotson
Rev. Woodard
Merrilee McCommas
Molly
Grant James
Mr. Estes
Mathew Greer
Carl
Christian Stokes
Truck Driver
Keywords
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