Bernie

A story so unbelievable it must be true.

In a tiny, rural town in Texas, assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede was one of the town's most beloved residents. He taught Sunday school, sang in the church choir and was always willing to lend a helping hand. Everyone loved and appreciated Bernie, so it came as no surprise when he befriended, an affluent widow who was as well known for her sour attitude as her fortune. Bernie frequently traveled with her and even managed her banking affairs. She quickly became fully dependant on him and his generosity but he struggled to meet her increasing demands. He continued to handle her affairs, and the townspeople went months without seeing her. They were shocked when it was reported that she had been dead for some time, and he was being charged with her murder.

96 minutes.
Parental Guidance 10-12 (Language).
Comedy, Crime, Drama, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Don't make me beg.

Credits

Cast	Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey, Brady Coleman, Richard Robichaux
Director	Richard Linklater
Screenplay	Skip Hollandsworth, Richard Linklater
Music	Graham Reynolds
Cinematography	Dick Pope
Editing	Sandra Adair
Sound formats	Dolby Digital
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2011
Produced by	Mandalay Vision, Wind Dancer Productions, Detour Filmproduction, Castle Rock Entertainment, Collins House Productions, Horsethief Pictures

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Comedy
Language	Infrequent, mild to moderate, some sexual references
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Low to mild impact, implied, references to killing
Prejudice	Low impact, racial context
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	Brief, low impact, social drinking
Comments	None
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance Suggested	Rated PG-13 for some violent images and brief strong language
Runtime	104
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Box Office David Ehrlich Bernie is an interesting guy, but he doesn't make for very good company.	8
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert	18
Metacritic.com 35 critics	15
Rottentomatoes critics 144 critics	15
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Richard Linklater's Bernie is a gently told and unexpectedly amusing true-crime comedy that benefits from an impressive performance by Jack Black.	18
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	14
Movie Review Intelligence 42 critics	14
What the People say
Internet 21199 Netizens	13
Average .. 72%	14