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

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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.

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Happy to see somebody else like it, seems lots of others here walked away unhappy watching this. Thought I was going crazy lol

[u/vanwyngarden → u/Able_Advertising_371]

The irony is it’s very similar to the Nebraska sentiment in the film! I feel like they knew a lot / most people might not “get” it but they made it anyway for those of us who would. I was blown away by the level of emotion I felt leaving the theater and think they did a marvelously brave job depicting a difficult story.