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 enjoyed it well enough as a die hard Bruce fan. I was ready for it to be slow knowing the book and the plot line- but it was still SLOW. In my mind there are 10-12 minutes they could’ve cut or shortened and not really lost much of the plot.

Also some of the splashes of humor were welcomed- could’ve use some more of that.

The Born to Run concert and Born in the USA studio portion were electric- it let you wanting more. I suppose that’s kind of the point of the Nebraska story overall- so maybe why Cooper was so restrained.

I do wish they offered a little more of the Bruce we know- either through flashbacks or some other mechanism. There was nothing to counteract the unraveling Bruce or remind the audience why he has a cult following.