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Apr 27, 2012 · 88% Tomatometer 173 Reviews 73% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings Assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede (Jack Black) is one of the most-beloved residents in the small Texas town of Carthage....
May 16, 2012 · Bernie's courtship of Marjorie is a masterpiece of social delicacy. In the odd dance between the two, he never seems to want anything in particular. Not sex, certainly; there were those in Carthage who assumed Bernie was gay and rumored to be a few who knew.
Jun 22, 2012 · 6.8 /10. 64K. YOUR RATING. Rate. POPULARITY. 3,812. 400. Play trailer 2:09. 3. 16 Videos. 99+ Photos. Biography Comedy Crime. In small-town Texas, an affable mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when she starts to become controlling, he goes to great lengths to separate himself from her grasp. Director. Richard Linklater.
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- Biography, Comedy, Crime
- Richard Linklater
- 2012-06-22
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I loved this movie! "Bernie" is based on the true story of Bernie Tiede, an assistant funeral director and general do-gooder, who confessed to killing Marjorie Nugent, a very rich and mean old lady. Bernie was a bit eccentric but beloved by his entire community of Carthage, Texas. Jack Black nails this performance.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an 88% rating, based on 166 reviews, with an average rating of 7.40/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Richard Linklater's Bernie is a gently told and unexpectedly amusing true-crime comedy that benefits from an impressive performance by Jack Black".
Jun 17, 2011 · By Todd McCarthy. June 17, 2011 11:59am. More than the film that surrounds him, Jack Black is worth the price of admission in Bernie, an oddball May-December true life crime story that would have ...
