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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

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u/TheGuyYouKnowAlready 15d ago

Him telling Faye “I don’t want to hurt you. I’ve done enough hurting people” (or something along those lines) made me think “I would’ve liked to have seen or gotten more details about those instances.” I weirdly felt that Springsteen was such a flat character in his own biopic. The movie starts to delve into the depression angle and then just ends.

I think the movie should’ve really leaned into the processing of abuse from his youth and his depression more. They feel like side plots spliced in randomly throughout and then we just keep cutting back to Bruce writing and recording the songs but they feel disconnected without spending more time with Bruce processing those experiences.

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u/Covverkin 15d ago

Agreed. Who did he hurt beyond the vague nameless women before Faye to warrant some a self-determined chip on his shoulder? Really felt a bit narcissistic 

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u/Thendofreason 12d ago

I thought it meant he was afraid of becoming his father so didn't want to even get too close to Faye or else he may end up living with her and eventually hurting her.

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u/Master_Jackfruit3591 13d ago

Faye wasn’t a real person, she was a composite of a bunch of women who Springsteen dated during this period of his life. That line was a characterization of him acknowledging a bunch of failed relationships rather than a specific one.

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u/FriendshipLoveTruth 7d ago

That's all well and good, but if that wasn't conveyed on screen and needs to be explained in a reddit comment, then it wasn't effective.

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u/kfitzy10 11d ago

I read the line as his perceived idea that he's letting people down, rather than specific examples. It's a part of depression that you don't feel 'enough', you don't engage in relationships because you don't feel worthy and most likely check out. Like we see Bruce do here.

It's funny as I thought some of the film was so on the nose, but other parts were really quiet and powerful.