Film

Bernie 2012

Directed by Richard Linklater

  • Comedy, Crime, Drama
  • 99 min
  • PG-13

A story so unbelievable it must be true.

In small-town Texas, affable and popular mortician Bernie Tiede strikes up a friendship with Marjorie Nugent, a wealthy widow well known for her sour attitude. When she becomes controlling and abusive, Bernie goes to great lengths to remove himself from her grasp.

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