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2013 · 115 min · R

Nebraska

Directed by Alexander Payne · Drama, Adventure

Nebraska (2013) is a Drama film, directed by Alexander Payne set in Billings, Rapid City, and Lincoln during the 2010s. It runs 115 minutes and is rated R.

A road trip, with a melancholic and darkly comic tone. Themes of family & loyalty and redemption run throughout.

Composer
Mark Orton
Cinematography
Phedon Papamichael
Cast
Bruce DernWill ForteJune SquibbBob OdenkirkStacy KeachMary Louise WilsonRance HowardTim Driscoll

The world of this film

Setting

Where
BillingsRapid CityLincoln
Setting
Rural
When
2010s

Premise & themes

Premise
Road Trip
Themes
Family & LoyaltyRedemption
Tone
MelancholicDarkly Comic

Shape

Protagonist
Two Hander
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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