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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Title: Bernie
Imdb rate: 6.8
Imdb votes: 54,359
Year: 2011
Language: English
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Director: Richard Linklater
Writers: Skip Hollandsworth (based on the article in Texas Monthly by), Richard Linklater (screenplay), Skip Hollandsworth (screenplay)
Actors:
Jack Black
Shirley MacLaine
Matthew McConaughey
Brady Coleman

Awards: Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 10 wins & 18 nominations.