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Nomadland

  • 2020
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
177K
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POPULARITY
1,008
1,004
Frances McDormand in Nomadland (2020)
Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
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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
    • Chloé Zhao
    • Jessica Bruder
  • Stars
    • Frances McDormand
    • David Strathairn
    • Linda May
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    177K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,008
    1,004
    • Director
      • Chloé Zhao
    • Writers
      • Chloé Zhao
      • Jessica Bruder
    • Stars
      • Frances McDormand
      • David Strathairn
      • Linda May
    • 1.1KUser reviews
    • 399Critic reviews
    • 89Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 255 wins & 153 nominations total

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    Frances McDormand in Nomadland (2020)
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    Frances McDormand
    Frances McDormand
    • Fern
    David Strathairn
    David Strathairn
    • Dave
    Linda May
    • Linda
    Gay DeForest
    • Gay
    Patricia Grier
    • Patty
    Angela Reyes
    • Angela
    Carl R. Hughes
    • Carl
    Douglas G. Soul
    • Doug
    Ryan Aquino
    • Ryan
    Teresa Buchanan
    • Teresa
    Karie Lynn McDermott Wilder
    • Karie
    Brandy Wilber
    • Brandy
    Makenzie Etcheverry
    • Makenzie
    Bob Wells
    Bob Wells
    • Bob
    Annette Webb
    • Annette
    Rachel Bannon
    • Rachel
    Charlene Swankie
    Charlene Swankie
    • Swankie
    • (as Swankie)
    Bryce Bedsworth
    • Bryce
    • Director
      • Chloé Zhao
    • Writers
      • Chloé Zhao
      • Jessica Bruder
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Frances McDormand blended into the nomadic community so well that one of the local Targets offered her an application for a job. Her experience of living in a van took four to five months, covering seven states. She adopted a lifestyle of being constantly on the move to make the movie seem more authentic, rather than just acting the scenes.
    • Goofs
      Swankie says she has the book "Final Exit", by Jack Kevorkian. The book was written by Derek Humphry. Kevorkian is subject of a chapter or two, but did not write any part of the book.
    • Quotes

      Swankie: I'm gonna be 75 this year. I think I've lived a pretty good life. I've seen some really neat things kayaking all of those places. And... You know, like a moose in the wild. A moose family on the river in Idaho and big white pelicans landed just six feet over my kayak on a lake in Colorado. Or... Come around a bin, was a cliff and find hundreds and hundreds of swallow nests on the wall of the cliff. And the swallows flying all around and reflecting in the water. So it looks like I'm flying with the swallows and they're under me, and over me, and all around me. And little babies are hatching out, and eggshells are falling out of the nest, landing on the water and floating on the water. These little white shells. That was like, it's just so awesome. I felt like I've done enough. My life was complete. If I died right then, at that moment, would be perfectly fine.

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    9/10
    Could Have Been More Precise
    When people put themselves in vulnerable positions, bad things can happen. This is a human interaction movie which shows us believable people, meeting and gaining sparks from one another. Francis McDormand has become a premier actress. She's not attractive in a movie star sense, but she has one of the most expressive faces I've ever seen in film. Granted, we don't get to see the harsh side of the equation, which would include theft, intimidation, physical harm, and mental illness. Nevertheless, I found myself transfixed. She worked so hard and her spirit was seldom defeated. How can people be giving this a one. It tells me how jaded we have become. I guess there is a faction that feels the need to take down something that is hyped as if they have some power in their shortsightedness. I'm not saying it is a perfect movie but to say it is paint drying? I guess there weren't enough superheroes or aliens in it.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 9, 2021 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Disney+ Hotstar (India)
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kẻ Du Mục
    • Filming locations
      • Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA(Fern works here for a while)
    • Production companies
      • Cor Cordium
      • Hear/Say Productions
      • Highwayman Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,700,000
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $503,000
      • Feb 21, 2021
    • Gross worldwide
      • $39,458,207
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • IMAX 6-Track
      • DTS
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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