Bernie
“A story so unbelievable it must be true.”
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.
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Studio
Mandalay Vision
Language
en
Status
Released
How Bernie performed
Budget
$5.0M
Worldwide Gross
$9.2M
Gross Profit
$4.2M
Return
1.8× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$1M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Bernie Tiede
Jack Black
Bernie Tiede
Marjorie Nugent
Shirley MacLaine
Marjorie Nugent
Danny Buck Davidson
Matthew McConaughey
Danny Buck Davidson
Scrappy Holmes
Brady Coleman
Scrappy Holmes
Lloyd Hornbuckle
Richard Robichaux
Lloyd Hornbuckle
Don Leggett
Rick Dial
Don Leggett
Sheriff Huckabee
Brandon Smith
Sheriff Huckabee
Rev. Woodard
Larry Jack Dotson
Rev. Woodard
Molly
Merrilee McCommas
Molly
Carl
Mathew Greer
Carl
Townsperson
Marjorie Dome
Townsperson
Townsperson
Tim Cariker
Townsperson
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