
Nebraska
2013 · Movie · R · 115 min · ★ 7.5 · 88% critics
An aging, booze-addled father believes he’s won a million-dollar sweepstakes and sets off from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son to claim it. Their trip turns into a slow, meandering journey through small towns and family history.
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-09-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (1,913 votes)
- Box office
- $27,682,872
- Budget
- $12,000,000
About
If you enjoy quiet, character-focused road movies like Nomadland or About Schmidt, you may find Nebraska deeply moving and dryly funny; Not for you if you want fast action, big spectacle, or nonstop jokes.
Pros: heartfelt road-trip mood; strong vintage-style visuals; memorable performances | Cons: slow pacing; bleak undertones
Themes
- small town
- montana
- dementia
- aging
- dysfunctional family
- road trip
- f word
- pickup truck
- estranged father
- lincoln nebraska
- nebraska
- sweepstakes
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2014 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2014 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 2014 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2014 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2014 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2014 · nominated
Cast & crew

Bruce Dern
as Woody Grant

Will Forte
as David Grant

June Squibb
as Kate Grant

Bob Odenkirk
as Ross Grant

Stacy Keach
as Ed Pegram

Mary Louise Wilson
as Aunt Martha

Rance Howard
as Uncle Ray

Tim Driscoll
as Bart

Devin Ratray
as Cole

Angela McEwan
as Peg Nagy
Directed by Alexander Payne