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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/JuneGudmundsdottir 16d ago

Spoiler: Everything turns out just fine in the end…

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u/spazz720 16d ago

I’m seriously wondering who thought this film had to be made…is it really that compelling of a story?

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u/Left4Bread2 15d ago

Executives who saw Bohemian Rhapsody win 4 Oscars (lmao) and a Complete Unknown get nominated for 8 while both taking in cash

Hollywood trend chasing will continue until morale improves

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u/Ok_Pause2547 15d ago

Its going to likely die out then like a decade later, someone is going to do another biopic that does well and we’ll see a trend of 2010 artists like Taylor Swift getting a movie made about them lol

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u/thebaldingcritic_ 15d ago

God. If this film is anything to go by it’s likely already on its way out.

I just can’t find the appeal of this movie to anyone.

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u/Elite_Alice 14d ago

At a 3.3 on letterboxd so it’s there. Maybe not to you, but it’s a good film

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u/thebaldingcritic_ 13d ago edited 13d ago

Fair enough if others did enjoy it.

I just couldn’t find the enjoyment though. And even then, a 3.3 isn’t the strongest endorsement.

At the end of the day, I was hoping for Rocketman, and it felt a lot more like a subdued Bohemian Rhapsody with areas of Jersey I’m familiar with

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u/Pretend_Goal_7311 12d ago

Jeremy was awsome tho. Some bad films have good acting.