Nomadland

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Nomadland

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2021

1h 48m

Drama

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A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad after losing everything in the Great Recession.

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Critics Consensus

A poetic character study on the forgotten and downtrodden, Nomadland beautifully captures the restlessness left in the wake of the Great Recession.

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Audience Says

Hang in there with its slow pace and downer of a story -- Frances McDormand is fantastic, and this beautifully filmed drama may even help you appreciate your own life more.

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Namrata Joshi

National Herald (India)

05/18/2021

Chloe Zhao's Nomadland mimics life scrupulously...

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

05/02/2021

4/5

What's most striking about Nomadland is the almost incidental manner in which it tells its stories - eschewing strident dramatic crises or narrative lurches for something altogether more ambient.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

04/30/2021

4/5

Not since Robert Redford in All Is Lost has a star performer carried an entire film through wordless looks and glances.

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Geoffrey Macnab

iNews.co.uk

Jan 16

4/5

In its delicate, poignant account of its travellers’ broken lives, Nomadland has a tenderness that you simply don’t find in most mainstream Hollywood filmmaking.

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Annlee Ellingson

CineWomen

07/29/2024

With Nomadland, Chloé Zhao completes a trilogy of sorts that offers an authentic and empathetic portrait of the dispossessed of the American West.

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Gautam Sunder

The Hindu

07/18/2024

Chloé Zhao and Frances McDormand combine to deliver a stirring commentary on the economy today, that bristles with bravery.

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Charlie Williamson

07/03/2021

A very unusual movie but very good and thoughtful. McDormand was amazing.. It's not humorous or uplifting, but it is entertaining and very touching.

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Laura

06/14/2021

I wanted more insight into the mindsets of the people.

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Kate B

06/10/2021

A terrific film that deconstructs the concept of home as a fixed address. McDormand is superb, the underappreciated David Strathairn a marvel. A movie that never gets sloppy, is sweet but tough minded. Bravo!

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Jean M. A

06/06/2021

I loved it. I felt like I was the main character. I was so invested in her journey. My husband found it depressing but I felt fascinated by the comaraderie of the like minded yet very diverse travelers.

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Lulu

05/30/2021

Director and actors are superior. A brilliant and original movie.

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Jody B

05/27/2021

Slow at the beginning but turned out to be very interesting and refreshing. A new perspective on the existence of us human beings!

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Synopsis

A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad after losing everything in the Great Recession.

Director: Chloé Zhao
Producer: Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Chloé Zhao
Screenwriter: Chloé Zhao
Distributor: Searchlight Pictures
Production Co: Highwayman Films, Cor Cordium Productions, Hear/Say Productions
Rating: R (Some Full Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 19, 2021, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 19, 2021
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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