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Woody Grant
David Grant
Kate Grant
Ross Grant
Ed Pegram
Aunt Martha
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Critic Reviews for Nebraska
All Critics (249) | Top Critics (77) | Fresh (226) | Rotten (23)
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Nebraska is a slow-burning heart-warmer that neatly dodges the cornball bullet of a climactic manly hug.
February 22, 2019 | Full Review… -
... its beauty lies in its simplicity.
September 6, 2017 | Rating: B | Full Review… -
Forever typecast as nutjobs and con artists, Dern's Woody Grant is a little chubby, a little bewildered, and a lot unkempt. He's grizzled, resigned, and wonderful, and so is the film.
June 18, 2016 | Full Review… -
Nebraska, despite a few pleasures, strikes me as Payne's most cartoonish, one-dimensional work.
May 22, 2014 | Full Review… -
There is a sentimental aspect to the concluding stages of the film: it's not as broad or astringent as Payne can be. But there's also something intriguingly dreamlike about its tone.
February 20, 2014 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review… -
In Payne films, as in the films of Jean Renoir, there are no "goodies" or "baddies"; everyone has their reasons, and that makes his work distinctly different from most mainstream American films these days.
February 18, 2014 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Nebraska
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Jul 10, 2016Stark, perfectly observed low-key comedy/drama with striking black-and-white photography clearly influenced by 'The Last Picture Show' and evocative musical score. Smalltown flavor feels so real, I'm sure I've met some of these people at family gatherings. Will Forte is a revelation showing a real sense of comic timing and drollery that I found completely missing during his SNL tenure. Bruce Dern garnered all the accolades as the addled, heavy drinking estranged father who thinks he's won a million dollars, but it's June Squibb as his agitated, long-suffering wife who really deserved an Academy Award nomination. The foul-mouthed senior citizen is such a tired stereotype used for cheap laughs, but the excellent script allows Squibb to develop a full character so that when she interjects the occasional obscenity, it is surprising and truly funny. The highlight though is when Forte and his brother Bob Oedenkirk decide to retrieve their father's compressor 'borrowed' by a neighboring farmer 40 years ago, and the conversational aftermath in the van had me rolling on the floor.Doctor S Super Reviewer
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Dec 07, 2014Slow, quiet, but charming and at times hilarious, Nebraska is a well-filmed portrait of a Middle-America family coming face to face with its roots.Matthew Samuel M Super Reviewer
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Nov 29, 2014A touching, wryly funny dramedy featuring a pair of stellar leads that channels the style of the Coens' while maintaining a more mellow, wistful demeanor.Isaac H Super Reviewer
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Oct 06, 2014This is the most brutal, maudlin, pathetic film to come from the House of Payne since "About Schmidt" and this has the same mood and somewhat the same premise. The film follows an elderly man (Dern) who believes he has won a million dollars, and travels all over Nebraska with his son, and later his family, trying to collect it. The ending is one of the most empathetic, tearjerker moments in recent film history. Payne builds up this decrepit old man throughout the film, showing that he is lost, self-destructive, and giving, but that no one gives him credit. His son realizes the true history of his family, and how he has treated his father thus far. That is a clearly life changing revelation, and Payne handles this transformation with aplomb. Forte's performance is also very nuanced and sincere in its sentimentality. Odenkirk is great as well, as the concerned older brother who has his own view of the world. June Squibb reminds me of every older woman I have ever met, and yet she's so original in her lewdness and likeability. This is a very deliberate and complex story that revolves around amazing characters played by thoughtful actors.Spencer S Super Reviewer
Nebraska Quotes
Woody Grant: | You'd drink too if you were married to your mother. |
David Grant: | Did you ever want to farm like your Dad? |
Woody Grant: | I don't remember. |
David Grant: | Did you ever want a farm like your dad? |
Woody Grant: | I don't remember... and it doesn't matter. |
Woody Grant: | I haven't been drinking! |
Kate Grant: | That's what you said on our first date! |
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