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Nomadland

  • 20202020
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  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
153K
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Frances McDormand in Nomadland (2020)
Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
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  • Drama
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.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
153K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,348
110
  • Director
    • Chloé Zhao
  • Writers
    • Chloé Zhao(written for the screen by)
    • Jessica Bruder(based on the book by)
  • Stars
    • Frances McDormand
    • David Strathairn
    • Linda May
Top credits
  • Director
    • Chloé Zhao
  • Writers
    • Chloé Zhao(written for the screen by)
    • Jessica Bruder(based on the book by)
  • Stars
    • Frances McDormand
    • David Strathairn
    • Linda May
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.1KUser reviews
    • 393Critic reviews
    • 93Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 252 wins & 157 nominations total

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    A Guide to the Films of Chloé Zhao
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    Frances McDormand in Nomadland (2020)
    Frances McDormand in Nomadland (2020)
    Frances McDormand and Chloé Zhao at an event for The Oscars (2021)
    Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Chloé Zhao, and Mollye Asher at an event for The Oscars (2021)
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    Chloé Zhao at an event for Nomadland (2020)
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    Chloé Zhao at an event for The Oscars (2021)
    Chloé Zhao at an event for The Oscars (2021)
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    Chloé Zhao at an event for The Oscars (2021)
    Chloé Zhao at an event for The Oscars (2021)

    Top cast

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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(written for the screen by)
      • Jessica Bruder(based on the book by)
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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.

    • 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

    User reviews1.1K

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Beautifully painful
    This is a film about how to turn your pain into something beautiful.
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    • itsirenechan
    • May 7, 2021

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 19, 2021 (United States)
    • 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
    • Production companies
      • Cor Cordium Productions
      • 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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