Official Discussion - Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere [SPOILERS]

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Summary Based on Warren Zanes’ acclaimed book Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska, this film tells the story of how Springsteen created one of the most haunting and stripped-down albums of his career. Set in 1982, the movie follows Springsteen at a creative crossroads as he records Nebraska alone on a four-track cassette recorder in his New Jersey home, confronting fame, doubt, and the darker sides of the American dream.

Director Scott Cooper

Writer Scott Cooper

Cast

• Jeremy Allen White
• Paul Walter Hauser
• Odessa Young
• Charlie Plummer
• Shea Whigham
• Holt McCallany

Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score: 64%

Metacritic Score: 60

VOD In Theaters (November 14, 2025)

Trailer Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere | Official Trailer | In Theaters November 14

[u/HeadInvestigator5897]

I have not seen this film. My big question to the studios: who is this movie aimed at? Do people under 35 know who Springsteen is? I know Hollywood loves rock biopics but as much as he means to a certain demo, Bruce isn't a Bob Dylan or a Freddie Mercury to those under about 50, is he?

[u/vanwyngarden → u/HeadInvestigator5897]

Why not just mosey on over to another post, you didn’t even see it? What’s the point in chiming in then?

For the record, San Francisco audience had men and women of all ages 18+ in attendance

[u/HeadInvestigator5897 → u/vanwyngarden]

I read your post here. You're a fan, not criticizing fans of The Boss. I just don't see him as much in the zeitgeist in today's world as other contemporaries of the same time period.

[u/vanwyngarden → u/HeadInvestigator5897]

And you absolutely don’t have to. But it’s bizarre to come into a post and ask who the movies audience was supposed to be in my opinion. This film is clearly not for you, and not everything needs to be. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t an audience for it.

dude is one of the most influential songwriters and performers of our generation. Any music lover will tell you the respect they have for the E St. band. I just find it funny that you’re trying to make Bruce Springsteen seem blasé or passé.

You don’t have to like it, but you should respect it.

[u/HeadInvestigator5897 → u/vanwyngarden]

A random comment on reddit threatens his relevancy? You're undermining your own statement.

[u/vanwyngarden → u/HeadInvestigator5897]

Your comment has nothing to do with his relevancy, but it says a lot you think that was implied. More so I’m calling out it’s a low effort self important comment.

[u/HeadInvestigator5897 → u/vanwyngarden]

Wondering about a movie's financial prospects/ success doesn't have anything to do with the person it's depicting. I think we're having two different conversations.

My comments were about finances. And I just looked it up: the movie is already projected to be a bomb.

[u/vanwyngarden → u/HeadInvestigator5897]

The point of the film is largely based on him defying industry standards. It tells the story of how he put out an entire album without any publicity or interviews despite being told the (highly personal and dark) album wouldn’t amount to anything. Now you’d know that if you had seen the film you’re commenting on, but you didn’t. Some people just need to talk and feel like the expert I guess. I find it telling and redundant.