Nomadland (2021)
89%RT Audience Score: 82%
Awards & Nominations: Won 3 Oscars
252 wins & 156 nominations total
A poetic character study on the forgotten and downtrodden, Nomadland beautifully captures the restlessness left in the wake of the Great Recession.
Nomadland is like a road trip with your cool aunt who’s seen it all and has the best stories. Frances McDormand delivers a knockout performance as Fern, a woman who hits the road after losing everything. The film captures the beauty and loneliness of life on the road, and the stunning cinematography will make you want to pack your bags and hit the highway. But don’t be fooled by the gorgeous landscapes, Nomadland doesn’t shy away from the harsh realities of life on the fringes of society. It’s a poignant and powerful film that will stay with you long after the credits roll.
Production Company(ies)
The 10 East Vanishing Angle
Distributor
Searchlight Pictures
Release Type
Streaming, Streaming (Hulu), Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for some full nudity.
Year of Release
2021
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital IMAX 6-TrackDTS Dolby Atmos
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 48m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Feb 19, 2021 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 19, 2021
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $39,458,207
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $42,915,011
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,407
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 4,679,936
US/Canada gross: $3,700,000
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $4,024,145
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,867
US/Canada opening weekend: $503,000
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $547,066
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,384
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
David Strathairn – Dave
Linda May – Linda
Swankie – Swankie
Bob Wells – Bob
Angela Reyes – Angela
Chloé Zhao – Director/Writer
Frances McDormand – Producer
Peter Spears – Producer
Mollye Asher – Producer
Dan Janvey – Producer
Director(s)
Chloé Zhao
Writer(s)
Chloé Zhao
Producer(s)
Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Chloé Zhao
Film Festivals
Venice, Telluride, Toronto
Awards & Nominations
Won 3 Oscars
252 wins & 156 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Directing Winners, Oscar Best Picture Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Winners
All Critics (422) | Top Critics (85) | Fresh (393) | Rotten (29)
Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland mimics life scrupulously…
May 18, 2021
Namrata Joshi
National Herald (India)
TOP CRITIC
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.
May 2, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Mark Kermode
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Not since Robert Redford in All Is Lost has a star performer carried an entire film through wordless looks and glances.
April 30, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Kevin Maher
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Frances McDormand delivers a career-best turn in this gently meditative drama about the failure of the American dream.
April 30, 2021 | Rating: 5/5
Linda Marric
The Jewish Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
Life on the road has never been so tenderly captured, politically alive and profoundly moving.
April 30, 2021 | Rating: 5/5
Ian Freer
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Personally, I am fine with the more sentimental moments of Nomadland. Social realism needs the space to contain multitudes and contradictions, just as life does.
April 27, 2021
Nathalie Olah
New Statesman
TOP CRITIC
The magic of that bigger canvas is that you become a different person for having watched Nomadland. Knowing these people and places changes your perspective.
May 13, 2022 | Rating: 8/10
Dan Bayer
Next Best Picture
What is presented as a fulfilling alternative lifestyle embraced by people living on the fringes of society becomes a portrait of a broken person using the road to escape her past and shield herself from emotional ties.
February 17, 2022 | Rating: 2.5/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
The cinematography beautifully captures the desolate landscapes and the wide-open terrain of this country.
December 28, 2021
Nick Boyd
Battle Royale With Cheese
We are terrified by the idea that, as Fern, we might have an incredibly frail appearance of stability. What would we do if life doesn’t turn out the way we wanted it to? Nomadland provided the freedom we wanted in 2020. [Full review in Spanish]
October 22, 2021 | Rating: 9/10
Victor Pineyro
Seventh Art Studio
Beautiful cinematography in an alienating film doesn’t have much value… [Nomadland] ends up idealizing an unideal situation. [Full review in Spanish]
September 28, 2021
Fernanda Solórzano
Letras Libres
Featuring one of McDormand’s best performances – a role she occupies deeply – and emotionally dissecting the economic terrors of backwater America, ‘Nomadland’ is one of the best of the year.
September 13, 2021
Witney Seibold
Critically Acclaimed Podcast…
Plot
Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern (Frances McDormand) packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad. The third feature film from director Chloé Zhao, NOMADLAND features real nomads Linda May, Swankie and Bob Wells as Fern’s mentors and comrades in her exploration through the vast landscape of the American West.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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