Bernie

"A story so unbelievable it must be true."

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Ratings & Reviews

6.6/10

1,051 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

Wins

📋

Nominations

🌟

Golden Globe Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

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Other Awards

🏆 2 wins•📋 3 nominations

Won

New York Film Critics Circle for Best Supporting Actor

National Society of Film Critics for Best Supporting Actor

Nominated

Independent Spirit for Best Film

Independent Spirit for Best Male Lead

Broadcast Film Critics Association for Best Comedy Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$5.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$9.2M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$4.2M

ROI: +84%

Budget Recovery184% of budget

$0|Budget: $5.0M|Revenue: $9.2M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

33.2K

Daily Avg

554

7-Day Trend

-17%

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Wikipedia

Based On

Texas Monthly

magazine

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Texas

Open in Maps

1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

Texas

Characters

Bernie Tiede

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Dick Pope

Film Editing

Sandra Adair

Music / Score

Graham Reynolds

Production Companies

Mandalay PicturesCastle Rock EntertainmentWind Dancer Films

Distributors

AlchemyNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Bernie

Available in 33 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	fuboTV, MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel	The CW, Kanopy, Hoopla	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
United Kingdom12	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ITVX Premium	Tubi TV, ITVX	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Crave	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo
AustraliaPG	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Google Play Movies, YouTube	Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

United Kingdom12

AustraliaPG

Germany12

Brazil12

GR12

HU16

Ireland12A

+3 more countries

Production

Director

Richard Linklater

Writers

Skip Hollandsworth, Richard Linklater, Skip Hollandsworth

Production Companies

Mandalay VisionDetour FilmproductionWind Dancer FilmsMillennium Media

Cast

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

Merrilee McCommas

Molly

No Image

Mathew Greer

Carl

No Image

Marjorie Dome

Townsperson

No Image

Tim Cariker

Townsperson

Tags & Keywords

texasdark comedybased on true storycarthagestockbrokerprison visitmissing personfuneral directorfuneral homeembezzlementhidden corpseestranged family memberjury trialhickconfession of crime

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