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Bernie
1 hour 39 minutes2012-04-27
6.6
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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.
Cast
![Jack Black](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rtCx0fiYxJVhzXXdwZE2XRTfIKE.jpg)
Jack Black
Bernie Tiede
![Shirley MacLaine](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mpW9c34IAFPW0ODuKR8J0FAqN5i.jpg)
Shirley MacLaine
Marjorie Nugent
![Matthew McConaughey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sY2mwpafcwqyYS1sOySu1MENDse.jpg)
Matthew McConaughey
Danny Buck Davidson
![Brady Coleman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7g0eD0YqUDIacT6uv3OfHqIEWce.jpg)
Brady Coleman
Scrappy Holmes
![Richard Robichaux](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tcUFHJf26oska7Iuc94f3Y1Uxle.jpg)
Richard Robichaux
Lloyd Hornbuckle
![Rick Dial](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6pMKZkXmUPI4UIhx03U2iT7gqe4.jpg)
Rick Dial
Don Leggett
![Brandon Smith](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xdaB4K5D6D6caJw1kO9RFrZKXiY.jpg)
Brandon Smith
Sheriff Huckabee
![Larry Jack Dotson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7gpbyCX8m2PPmwvbdhrLdGssJED.jpg)
Larry Jack Dotson
Rev. Woodard
![Merrilee McCommas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//iyWxEk32lzvvl3UV2fExExFtNAF.jpg)
Merrilee McCommas
Molly
![Mathew Greer](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mathew Greer
Carl
![Marjorie Dome](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Marjorie Dome
Townsperson
![Tim Cariker](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Tim Cariker
Townsperson
![Fern Luker](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Fern Luker
Townsperson
![Jack Payne](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jack Payne
Townsperson
![Sonny Carl Davis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rT9gvwfifLVt0Sz56k9EVrYX5mM.jpg)
Sonny Carl Davis
Townsperson
![Chris Humphrey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//A4IHukDdYruAcK7dNUNuBq9lLop.jpg)
Chris Humphrey
Townsperson
![Jesse Lucio](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jesse Lucio
Mourner
![Ann Reeves](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ann Reeves
Townsperson
![Kay Epperson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6KfcygWk5qSzJctR6BtsoRoA4pn.jpg)
Kay Epperson
Townsperson
![Ira Bounds](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ira Bounds
Townsperson
![James Baker](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
James Baker
Townsperson
![Kay McConaughey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hXnLntSlUWk3PhiXe3tFmMssHji.jpg)
Kay McConaughey
Townsperson
![Kristi Youngblood](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kristi Youngblood
Townsperson
![Kenny Brevard](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kenny Brevard
Townsperson
![Margaret Bowman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nTWp9QENsmJXEOQhtRLNXtP9qsk.jpg)
Margaret Bowman
Townsperson
![Mollie Fuller](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mollie Fuller
Townsperson
![Tanja Givens](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Tanja Givens
Townsperson
![Glenda Jones](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Glenda Jones
Townsperson
![Travis Blevins](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Travis Blevins
Townsperson
![Sylvia Froman](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sylvia Froman
Townsperson
![Martha Long](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Martha Long
Townsperson
![Jo Perkins](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//r43dZwVV1cTSGaMeMfRV1qa3VaB.jpg)
Jo Perkins
Townsperson
![Reba Tarjick](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Reba Tarjick
Townsperson
![Dale Dudley](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Dale Dudley
Townsperson
![James Wilson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
James Wilson
Townsperson
![Teresa Edwards](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Teresa Edwards
Townsperson
![Billy Vaticalos](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Billy Vaticalos
Townsperson
![Rob Anthony](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Rob Anthony
Townsperson
![Tommy G. Kendrick](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//aQ23Ym132PJGGJjnov1dsj7xxt7.jpg)
Tommy G. Kendrick
Larry Brumley
![Pam McDonald](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Pam McDonald
Townsperson
![Kathy Gollmitzer](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kathy Gollmitzer
Townsperson
![Cozette McNeely](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Cozette McNeely
Townsperson
![Richard Andrew Jones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lxGCZQxbmwmAzvUnXgs2Fc4a819.jpg)
Richard Andrew Jones
Professor Fleming
![Charles Bailey](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Charles Bailey
Friend of Deceased
![Suzi McLaughlin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pK4WzH0LsMK4RTiQmwy1svzBP1d.jpg)
Suzi McLaughlin
Mrs. Pebworth
![Grant James](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//uWaM5vPDs38KxbtB7JngDBbWwha.jpg)
Grant James
Mr. Estes
![Juli Erickson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//m8VHHtfMnHa3uB95V6RTBmH0IgF.jpg)
Juli Erickson
Mrs. Estes
![J.D. Young](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
J.D. Young
Dwayne Nugent
![Charlie m Stewart](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Charlie m Stewart
Dwayne Jr.
![Joe Stevens](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pCflBRau0xOGR17W1kzue7ySVqv.jpg)
Joe Stevens
Lewie
![Raquel Gavia](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9GPuaUM0dGtTDdstPbEGRWFSWnv.jpg)
Raquel Gavia
Esmerelda
![Amparo García](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Amparo García
Church Goer
![Toby Metcalf](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Toby Metcalf
Oil Worker
![Doug Moreland](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Doug Moreland
Chainsaw Artist
![Edward Ji](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Edward Ji
Pianist
![Jill Blackwood](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jill Blackwood
Guys & Dolls Performer
![David Blackwell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2CWAZ1gVwowJWqyTUcYAYBS96b2.jpg)
David Blackwell
Mel
![Gabriel Luna](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wZ39o38IaEJIfQglF5ovI7lO3ba.jpg)
Gabriel Luna
Kevin
![Deana Newcomb](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Deana Newcomb
Photographer
![David Steakley](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
David Steakley
Assistant Director
![Peter Harrell Jr.](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Peter Harrell Jr.
Bank Manager
![Joe Leroy Reynolds](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Joe Leroy Reynolds
Deputy Sheriff
![Christian Stokes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//h8pgK1CIMVNint4NHdI9V4qTly0.jpg)
Christian Stokes
Truck Driver
![John Hornbuckle](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
John Hornbuckle
Generator Operator
![Wray Crawford](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vfELFDthE2iIXurrdfJ53UtqkWY.jpg)
Wray Crawford
Sheriff's Deputy #2
![Margaret Hoard](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Margaret Hoard
Café Waitress
![Charles Allen Eskew](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Charles Allen Eskew
IRS Agent
![Quita Culpepper](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Quita Culpepper
TV Reporter
![Mona Lee Fultz](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1sAlqjaE85WV2MCRtuGgsGSsVlf.jpg)
Mona Lee Fultz
Cashier
![Jerry Biggs](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jerry Biggs
Judge
![Robert Works](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Robert Works
Lead Juror
![Chris Barfield](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Chris Barfield
Community Theater Group
![Taylor Bryant](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Taylor Bryant
Community Theater Group
![Colin Bevis](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Colin Bevis
Community Theater Group
![Jacqui Bloom](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7OuE50NA8ZkT9vGDUo0nLvD9Gwy.jpg)
Jacqui Bloom
Community Theater Group
![Joshua Denning](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Joshua Denning
Community Theater Group
![Ellie Edwards](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ellie Edwards
Community Theater Group
![Alaina Flores](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Alaina Flores
Community Theater Group
![Jennifer Foster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//k5OTrEdi1Z8SDmlEJBBHaq6pX83.jpg)
Jennifer Foster
Community Theater Group
![Leslie Hethcox](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Leslie Hethcox
Community Theater Group
![Jordan Hill](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jordan Hill
Community Theater Group
![Berkley Jones](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Berkley Jones
Community Theater Group
![Trevor McGinnis](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Trevor McGinnis
Community Theater Group
![Mika Odom](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mika Odom
Community Theater Group
![Chell Parkins](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Chell Parkins
Community Theater Group
![David Ponton](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
David Ponton
Community Theater Group
![Gray Randolph](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Gray Randolph
Community Theater Group
![Rachel Hull-Ryde](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Rachel Hull-Ryde
Community Theater Group
![Ian Saunders](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ian Saunders
Community Theater Group
![Madelyn Shaffer](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Madelyn Shaffer
Community Theater Group
![Larissa Slota](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Larissa Slota
Community Theater Group
![Daniel Rae Srivastava](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Daniel Rae Srivastava
Community Theater Group
![Ellen Stader](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ellen Stader
Community Theater Group
![Lara Wright](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lara Wright
Community Theater Group
![Betty Andrews](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Betty Andrews
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
![Marcia Bailey](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Marcia Bailey
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
![Umpy Bechtol](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Umpy Bechtol
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
![Nita Bouldin](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Nita Bouldin
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
![Nellie Hickerson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Nellie Hickerson
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
![Jeanette Kloppe](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jeanette Kloppe
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
![Geraldine Miller](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Geraldine Miller
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
![Sharon Rigsbee](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sharon Rigsbee
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
![Debbie Shaw](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Debbie Shaw
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
![Flo Weiershausen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Flo Weiershausen
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
![Gina Wooten](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Gina Wooten
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
![Gary Askins](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Gary Askins
Juror
![Ben Bachelder](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ben Bachelder
Juror
![Meredith Beal](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Meredith Beal
Juror
![Stacey Bruck](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Stacey Bruck
Juror
![Michelle Briscoe](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Michelle Briscoe
Juror
![Lesa Brooks](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lesa Brooks
Juror
![Gayla Bruce](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Gayla Bruce
Juror
![Brenda Bunton](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Brenda Bunton
Juror
![Kristi Copeland](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kristi Copeland
Juror
![Jeff Davis](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jeff Davis
Juror
![Orion Gallagher](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Orion Gallagher
Juror
![Kenneth C. Liverman](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kenneth C. Liverman
Juror
![Linda Rudwick](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Linda Rudwick
Juror
![Mary Stifflemire](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mary Stifflemire
Juror
![Richard Linklater](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wNijRefhQCp0BkNqM5qhhdazDgx.jpg)
Richard Linklater
Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)
![Valerie Frazee](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Valerie Frazee
Robin (uncredited)
![Veronica Orosco](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Veronica Orosco
Church Patron (uncredited)
![Gary Teague](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6krRDsrYNOq0iAl9mSC1b7fofqN.jpg)
Gary Teague
Neighborhood Onlooker (uncredited)
![Heath Allyn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//cCBvlrW1A3iBCXY2iwdoYos89HG.jpg)
Heath Allyn
Mortuary Student (uncredited)
![Cheryl Bond Danks](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Cheryl Bond Danks
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
![Fred Bothwell](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Fred Bothwell
Mourner (uncredited)
![Gene Cervenka](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Gene Cervenka
Grim Reaper - Prison Guard (uncredited)
![Rebecca Chulew](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//csHJLrC3AHCO7e9ib7N8tgMf00L.jpg)
Rebecca Chulew
Upscale Shopper / Pageant Attendee (uncredited)
![Erik Collins](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Erik Collins
Sheriff Deputy #3 (uncredited)
![Franky Coronado](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Franky Coronado
Prison Visitor (uncredited)
![Randy Coy](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Randy Coy
Hard Body Onlooker (uncredited)
![Wendy Crouse](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Wendy Crouse
Prison Visitor (uncredited)
![Daniel B. Davis](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Daniel B. Davis
Townsperson (uncredited)
![Richard Dodwell](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Richard Dodwell
Church Attendee (uncredited)
![June Griffin Garcia](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2MfRy7PuHEYpEQz0JBTKqimdlql.jpg)
June Griffin Garcia
Parisian Diner (uncredited)
![Paul Heckmann](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Paul Heckmann
Carthaginian Resident (uncredited)
![Stephen C. Kerr](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Stephen C. Kerr
The Corpse (uncredited)
![Robert H. Lambert](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Robert H. Lambert
Courtroom Witness (uncredited)
![Rudi Lee](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Rudi Lee
Grieving Widow (uncredited)
![Floyd Lloyd](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Floyd Lloyd
Funeral Home Patron (uncredited)
![Kevin Machate](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oBbWvFhOxl7H36kRaPYexl5FzKP.jpg)
Kevin Machate
Federal Agent (uncredited)
![Patrick Martin Jr.](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Patrick Martin Jr.
TV News Cameraman (uncredited)
![Timothy McKinney](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//caywwDl3g2D9NsRNUz9ddLgioAI.jpg)
Timothy McKinney
Small Deputy (uncredited)
![Caroline McNeil](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Caroline McNeil
Mourner (uncredited)
![Earl Nottingham](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Earl Nottingham
Courthouse Vendor (uncredited)
![Mitchell Rad](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mitchell Rad
Press Photographer (uncredited)
![Angelita Aronce Sorensen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Angelita Aronce Sorensen
Courtroom Visitor (uncredited)
![Heath Young](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Heath Young
Photographer / Churchgoer (uncredited)
![Daniel Zubiate](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)