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Bernie

2012-04-27 · 99 min · ★ 6.6

Comedy · Crime · Drama

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.

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Directors
Richard Linklater
Production companies
Mandalay Vision, Detour Filmproduction, Wind Dancer Films, Millennium Media
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 5,000,000
Revenue
USD 9,206,470

Top Cast

Jack BlackJack BlackBernie Tiede
Shirley MacLaineShirley MacLaineMarjorie Nugent
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaugheyDanny Buck Davidson
Brady ColemanBrady ColemanScrappy Holmes
Richard RobichauxRichard RobichauxLloyd Hornbuckle
Rick DialRick DialDon Leggett
Brandon SmithBrandon SmithSheriff Huckabee
Larry Jack DotsonLarry Jack DotsonRev. Woodard
Merrilee McCommasMerrilee McCommasMolly
Mathew GreerCarl
Marjorie DomeTownsperson
Tim CarikerTownsperson
Fern LukerTownsperson
Jack PayneTownsperson
Sonny Carl DavisSonny Carl DavisTownsperson
Chris HumphreyChris HumphreyTownsperson
Jesse LucioMourner
Ann ReevesTownsperson
Kay EppersonKay EppersonTownsperson
Ira BoundsTownsperson

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