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Nebraska

  • 20132013
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  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
118K
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Bruce Dern in Nebraska (2013)
After receiving a sweepstakes letter in the mail, a cantankerous father thinks heÂ’s struck it rich, and wrangles his son into taking a road trip to claim the fortune.
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An aging, booze-addled father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize.An aging, booze-addled father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize.An aging, booze-addled father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
118K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,209
61
  • Director
    • Alexander Payne
  • Writer
    • Bob Nelson
  • Stars
    • Bruce Dern
    • Will Forte
    • June Squibb
Top credits
  • Director
    • Alexander Payne
  • Writer
    • Bob Nelson
  • Stars
    • Bruce Dern
    • Will Forte
    • June Squibb
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 333User reviews
    • 446Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 6 Oscars
      • 29 wins & 169 nominations total

    Videos3

    Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:05
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    Exclusive Clip
    Clip 0:56
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    The Envelope Screening Series
    Featurette 2:33
    The Envelope Screening Series

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    Bruce Dern and Will Forte in Nebraska (2013)
    Tim Driscoll, Will Forte, and Devin Ratray in Nebraska (2013)
    Will Forte and Angela McEwan in Nebraska (2013)
    Bruce Dern and Stacy Keach in Nebraska (2013)
    Tim Driscoll, Bob Odenkirk, Devin Ratray, and June Squibb in Nebraska (2013)
    Bruce Dern, Will Forte, and June Squibb in Nebraska (2013)
    June Squibb in Nebraska (2013)
    Will Forte in Nebraska (2013)
    Bruce Dern in Nebraska (2013)
    Bruce Dern and Will Forte in Nebraska (2013)
    Bruce Dern in Nebraska (2013)
    Bruce Dern and Will Forte in Nebraska (2013)

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    Bruce Dern
    Bruce Dern
    • Woody Grant
    Will Forte
    Will Forte
    • David Grant
    June Squibb
    June Squibb
    • Kate Grant
    Bob Odenkirk
    Bob Odenkirk
    • Ross Grant
    Stacy Keach
    Stacy Keach
    • Ed Pegram
    Mary Louise Wilson
    Mary Louise Wilson
    • Aunt Martha
    Rance Howard
    Rance Howard
    • Uncle Ray
    Tim Driscoll
    Tim Driscoll
    • Bart
    Devin Ratray
    Devin Ratray
    • Cole
    Angela McEwan
    Angela McEwan
    • Peg Nagy
    Glendora Stitt
    • Aunt Betty
    Elizabeth Moore
    • Aunt Flo
    Kevin Kunkel
    Kevin Kunkel
    • Cousin Randy
    Dennis McCoig
    • Uncle Verne
    Ronald Vosta
    Ronald Vosta
    • Uncle Albert
    Missy Doty
    Missy Doty
    • Nöel
    John Reynolds
    • Bernie Bowen
    Jeffrey Yosten
    • ER Doctor
    • Director
      • Alexander Payne
    • Writer
      • Bob Nelson
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Bruce Dern claimed that he and Will Forte were stuck in the car for hours while filming the driving scenes because cameras were mounted on both doors. Since they were unable to take bathroom breaks between takes, Dern remarked "We found out what bottles are for."
    • Goofs
      David's Subaru Outback has its gas tank on the passenger side. When his father disappears to get a beer, David fills up the tank on the driver side.
    • Quotes

      Receptionist: Does he have Alzheimer's?

      David Grant: No, he just believes what people tell him.

      Receptionist: That's too bad.

    • Crazy credits
      The film opens with the 1960s Paramount widescreen logo.
    • Alternate versions
      Alexander Payne claimed a color version was created in an effort to appease Paramount Vantage studio executives over releasing a black and white film. Although he had no plans or intentions of ever releasing it to the public, it was shown on premium movie channel Epix as a "World Color Premiere" at 10:00 pm EST on August 10, 2014, immediately following the 8:00 pm premiere of the black and white version.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Cannes Film Festival 2013 (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Their Pie
      (Originally from the motion picture Sweet Land (2005))

      Written by Mark Orton

      Performed by Mark Orton and Megan Orton

      Courtesy of Ali Selim

    User reviews333

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Very difficult and worthwhile
    "Nebraska" offers viewers an unstinting view of some very unpleasant things: extreme decrepitude, boundless stupidity, greed and ignorance. There is also very deep, and very painful, love on display in this portrait of an embittered working class eking out a meaningless existence in a dysfunctional and remote place. "Nebraska" oscillates between cynicism and schmaltz, pulling off a wondrous kind of emotional alchemy that few films aspire to, let alone attain.

    All of the acting is first rate, though the characterizations are rather broadly drawn. Will Forte plays a dutiful, sensitive, repressed son with seemingly unlimited patience for the eccentricities of those around him. He's the perfect foil for Bruce Dern's semi-catatonic, alcoholic ramblings (both verbal and spatial). June Squibb serves up hilarious venom to spice up the mix.

    There were scenes in the movie that so perfectly captured the narrow, soulless, deadening ethos so prevalent in small-town America that I could hardly stand to watch them. It was almost as if the tire stores, bars, gas stations and motels of every desolate corner of America were rolled up into one set of visuals here, captured in stunning black and white cinematography.

    I highly recommend "Nebraska."
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    • barkingechoacrosswaves
    • Dec 24, 2013

    FAQ1

    • Why did the director decide to shot the movie in black and white?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 24, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (France)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Небраска
    • Filming locations
      • Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Vantage
      • FilmNation Entertainment
      • Blue Lake Media Fund
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $17,654,912
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $140,401
      • Nov 17, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $27,682,872
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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