Nomadland

20202020
RR
1h 47min

Frances McDormand in Nomadland (2020)

Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck

A woman in her sixties, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.A woman in her sixties, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.A woman in her sixties, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.A woman in her sixties, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.A woman in her sixties, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

Director
- Chloé Zhao
Writers
- Jessica Bruder(based on the book by)
- Chloé Zhao(written for the screen by)
Stars

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Won 3 Oscars
- 232 wins & 137 nominations total

Frances McDormand in Nomadland (2020)

Frances McDormand in Nomadland (2020)

Frances McDormand and Chloé Zhao at an event for The 93rd Oscars (2021)

Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Chloé Zhao, and Mollye Asher at an event for The 93rd Oscars (2021)

Frances McDormand, Yuh-Jung Youn, and Daniel Kaluuya at an event for The 93rd Oscars (2021)

Chloé Zhao at an event for The 93rd Oscars (2021)

Chloé Zhao at an event for The 93rd Oscars (2021)

Chloé Zhao at an event for The 93rd Oscars (2021)

Chloé Zhao at an event for The 93rd Oscars (2021)

Chloé Zhao at an event for The 93rd Oscars (2021)

Chloé Zhao at an event for The 93rd Oscars (2021)

Chloé Zhao at an event for The 93rd Oscars (2021)

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Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern (Frances McDormand) packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad. The third feature film from director Chloé Zhao, NOMADLAND features real nomads Linda May, Swankie and Bob Wells as Fern's mentors and comrades in her exploration through the vast landscape of the American West. —Searchlight Pictures

living in a van van nomad economic recession loneliness 216 more

Taglines
- Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century.
Genre
- Drama
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for some full nudity.
Parents guide

Trivia
The company town of Empire, Nevada is a real place that was owned by US Gypsum. In 2011, US Gypsum closed the mine, and subsequently, the town with it. Workers and their families were allowed five months of continued residency in their company-owned homes after the closure. The zip code would even later be discontinued as Empire became a ghost town.

Goofs
Swankie says she has the book "Final Exit", by Jack Kevorkian. Although it may have been a deliberate error and could be incorrectly regarded as a goof, the book was written by Derek Humphry. He makes some references to Kevorkian and even has a chapter on him, but Kevorkian did not write or help write the book.

Quotes
Bob: One of the things I love most about this life is that there's no final goodbye. You know, I've met hundreds of people out here and I don't ever say a final goodbye. I always just say, "I'll see you down the road." And I do. And whether it's a month, or a year, or sometimes years, I see them again.

Connections
Featured in Chris Stuckmann Quick Movie Reviews: TIFF 2020: Pieces of a Woman, One Night in Miami, Nomadland (2020)

Soundtracks
What Child Is This?
Written by William Chatterton Dix

Top review

7/10

Sad but powerful

This movie definitely does a good job of immersing you in the world of being a nomad. One of the best things about it is the performances it gets from the real-life nomads who are in this movie. What's interesting though is that as it goes on it is less about this nomad life and more about one person's grief from losing her husband. It was very frustrating at times watching Fern say no to opportunities at a more stable life. I did like the fact that no one in this movie was a bad person. There are moments where you think something bad will happen but it doesn't. Everyone is looking out for each other. It's not the type of movie I would watch again but it's worth seeing once.

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Jun 6, 2021

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Gross US & Canada
- $2,143,000
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $503,000
- Feb 21, 2021
Gross worldwide
- $19,535,864

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Runtime
- 1h 47min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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