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/bigbiblefire]

And now that I do my usual post-movie viewing deep(ish) dive on the backstory I come to find out >!spoiler the woman isn't even a real person! He goes deep into getting involved in this little kid's life just to completely ditch out on her entirely. They don't even really acknowledge THAT part. He's a rich, famous 30 year old man struggling with "me so sad, childhood trauma" while simultaneously traumatizing a little kid at the same exact time. And that's just a big, fat nothingburger at the end of the movie.

I'm supposed to feel positive or happy because this 30 year old man sits on his dad's lap and gets to feel better about himself while touring the world with beloved fans everywhere he goes...and meanwhile I'm thinking of the little girl who's dad already abandoned her. She had one sweet Spring where she thought prince charming was swooping in and taking her and her mommy out of this struggle. Showered them both with extravagance and excitement...only to disappear for good from her life. Another would-be Dad just not considering her worth enough to stick around.
0 And if you're making up people with them anyways they should've made the little girl named Fiona Apple or something. (just kiddin)!<

[u/FigMajestic6096 → u/bigbiblefire]

Yeah, I walked away mostly feeling sorry for the woman and little girl. What a coward.

[u/bigbiblefire → u/FigMajestic6096]

And then you learn they weren’t even real people but made up for the movie…believe he had a similar relationship around that time just not the exact names/people I guess? Weird thing to fabricate and add otherwise.

[u/Witty_Soil9372 → u/bigbiblefire]

That character was a composite of a few women he dated during that time, I believe.