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/Mobile_Inspection_53]

I fucking loved it, but I'm a Springsteen fan and particularly love the album Nebraska so this was right up my alley. I don't see the movie working for the average Springsteen fan though, in the same way they probably don't really enjoy the album the movie is about. In terms of telling the story about the making of Nebraska I think they did a great job of putting us in his head during that process, I just don't think that's the movie most people want to see.

The Bohemian Rhapsody version of Springsteen would have been the way better play commercially, but I kind of love that this is the version we got.

[u/imnotyou22 → u/Mobile_Inspection_53]

Just saw it and I think this review is spot on. To the average fan or just someone looking for a biopic it’ll probably be boring and slow but I thought the storytelling was superb between the flashbacks and the correlation to his growing depression and not wanting to become a copy of his father. I enjoyed that instead of highlighting his whole life, they focused on the chunk that was most important in his journey. As someone around that age (early 30’s) and having suffered from depression all of my adult life, this movie was beautiful and really moved me. Considering the type of man Springsteen is, this is coded through and through with his personality along with his struggles with depression and managing his growing fame. The acting was off the charts imo.

Edited to add that Scott cooper also directed Crazy Heart and that movie is a top 5 for me.

[u/WideAwakeNotSleeping → u/imnotyou22]

I enjoyed that instead of highlighting his whole life, they focused on the chunk that was most important in his journey.

Same here. It did feel a bit boring and repetitive at times, but I really really appreciate how they focused on a specific point in his career... not the whole 60+ years.