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Bernie

Director Richard Linklater's darkly comic docudrama, based on a true story, details the unusual friendship between a likable Texas mortician and a wealthy but reviled widow, and the shocking crime that followed. When rural Texas funeral director Bernie Tiede (Jack Black) befriends a much older, wealthy widow (Shirley MacLaine), nary a suspicious eyebrow is raised when she makes him the chief beneficiary in her will. His upstanding reputation proves to be the perfect cover for murdering her and then using his unique skill set to convince the unsuspecting that she's still alive. Then, when the caustic widow's body is discovered, local District Attorney Buck Davidson (Matthew McConaughey) vows that justice will be served, but finds it difficult to build a convincing case against Bernie as the locals rally to his defense.

Year: 2011
Genre: Comedy, True Stories, Biography, Black Humour, Film Festivals 2012
Country: USA
Director: Richard Linklater
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Black
Duration: 95 Minutes
Rating: M - Violence
6.8/10
Location in store: Cult

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