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'Springsteen' Buzz: Nine Actors Who Won Oscars Playing Real Musicians

The film depicts Springsteen’s creative and emotional struggles during the making of his raw, haunting 1982 album Nebraska, capturing a pivotal moment in his career.

  • On Friday, Oct. 24 the film Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere opens nationwide, starring Jeremy Allen White and directed by Scott Cooper.
  • The film focuses on Springsteen's early-1980s period, chronicling the making of the 1982 Nebraska album recorded on a 4-track recorder in Springsteen's New Jersey bedroom.
  • Rotten Tomatoes' early tally finds a mixed critical consensus with a 65% fresh rating based on 84 reviews, as Jordan King and David Fear gave fresh reviews while Bob Strauss and Odie Henderson rated it rotten.
  • Jeremy Allen White's performance anchors the film, widely praised for channeling Bruce Springsteen's cadence and quiet intensity, while Jeremy Strong's portrayal of manager Jon Landau is a compelling support.
  • Critics call the film moribund and not cinematic, faulting its fictional girlfriend character and Springsteen's family issues and song interpretations, alongside the $80 Electric Nebraska outtakes box set.
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