---
title: 'Bernie (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Linklater'
released: '2011-06-16'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'History'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bernie-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1704573/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bernie (2011)

2011 · 104 min · Drama, Comedy, History, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Bernie is a 2011 American biographical black comedy thriller film directed by Richard Linklater, and written by Linklater and Skip Hollandsworth. The film stars Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine and Matthew McConaughey. Filmed entirely in documentary-esque drama and true crime elements, the film is based on Hollandsworth's January 1998 article, "Midnight in the Garden of East Texas", published in Texas Monthly magazine and covering the 1996 murder of 81-year-old millionaire Marjorie Nugent (MacLaine) in Carthage, Texas, by her 39-year-old companion, Bernhardt "Bernie" Tiede (Black).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Linklater](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-linklater)
- **Screenplay:** [Richard Linklater](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-linklater), [Skip Hollandsworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/skip-hollandsworth)
- **Producer:** [Richard Linklater](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-linklater), [Celine Rattray](https://cinepixo.com/people/celine-rattray), [David McFadzean](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-mcfadzean), [Matt Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-williams), [Dete Meserve](https://cinepixo.com/people/dete-meserve)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Graham Reynolds](https://cinepixo.com/people/graham-reynolds)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dick Pope](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-pope)
- **Editor:** [Sandra Adair](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandra-adair)

## Cast

- [Jack Black](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-black) as Bernie Tiede
- [Brandon Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/brandon-smith) as Sheriff Huckabee
- [Dale Dudley](https://cinepixo.com/people/dale-dudley) as Townsperson
- [Juli Erickson](https://cinepixo.com/people/juli-erickson) as Mrs. Eckles
- [Shirley MacLaine](https://cinepixo.com/people/shirley-maclaine) as Marjorie "Margie" Nugent
- [Matthew McConaughey](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-mcconaughey) as Danny Buck Davidson
- [Gabriel Luna](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-luna) as Kevin
- [Merrilee McCommas](https://cinepixo.com/people/merrilee-mccommas) as Molly

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Official site: http://www.bernie-the-movie.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/bernie-2011
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