Bernie
Directed by Richard LinklaterIn 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.
Bernie Ratings & Reviews
- jameskasanos20 March 2026Napoleon Dynamite mixed with a little American Gangster but in real life.
- Sherri17 October 2025Great movie, great acting. Would watch again!
- Richard Scott Long11 February 2026Great movie based on a true story.😊
- susiesenn6 February 2026Wonderful acting.
- The Gutter Monkey19 November 2025A sadly slept on dark comedy based on a weird-but-true murder story.
- mickerdoo5 July 2025Such a wild story. Black is the perfect murderer you sympathize with. Makes you think about how you treat people and your legacy.
- wf62530 June 2025this is a really good movie I love the story
Bernie Trivia
Bernie was released on 22 June 2012.
Bernie was directed by Richard Linklater.
Bernie has a runtime of 1h 39m.
Bernie was produced by Matt Williams, Liz Glotzer, Dete Meserve, Judd Payne, Celine Rattray, Ginger Sledge, David McFadzean, Martin Shafer, Richard Linklater.
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.
The key characters in Bernie are Bernie Tiede (Jack Black), Marjorie Nugent (Shirley MacLaine), Danny Buck Davidson (Matthew McConaughey).
Bernie is rated 12.
Bernie is a Comedy, Crime, Drama film.
Bernie has an audience rating of 7.3 out of 10.
Bernie had a budget of US$5M.
Bernie has made US$9.2M at the box office.