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Nomadland

  • 2020
  • R
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
222K
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POPULARITY
1,928
254
Frances McDormand in Nomadland (2020)
Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
Play trailer1:07
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99+ Photos
Road TripTragedyDrama

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

  • Director
    • Chloé Zhao
  • Writers
    • Chloé Zhao
    • Jessica Bruder
  • Stars
    • Frances McDormand
    • David Strathairn
    • Linda May
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    222K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,928
    254
    • Director
      • Chloé Zhao
    • Writers
      • Chloé Zhao
      • Jessica Bruder
    • Stars
      • Frances McDormand
      • David Strathairn
      • Linda May
    • 1.2KUser reviews
    • 390Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 254 wins & 160 nominations total

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    Top Cast99+

    Frances McDormand
    Frances McDormand
    • Fern
    David Strathairn
    David Strathairn
    • Dave
    Linda May
    • Linda
    Gay DeForest
    • Gay
    Patricia Grier
    • Patty
    Angela Reyes
    • Angela
    Carl R. Hughes
    • Carl
    Douglas G. Soul
    • Doug
    Ryan Aquino
    • Ryan
    Teresa Buchanan
    • Teresa
    Karie Lynn McDermott Wilder
    • Karie
    Brandy Wilber
    • Brandy
    Makenzie Etcheverry
    • Makenzie
    Bob Wells
    Bob Wells
    • Bob
    Annette Webb
    • Annette
    Rachel Bannon
    • Rachel
    Charlene Swankie
    Charlene Swankie
    • Swankie
    • (as Swankie)
    Bryce Bedsworth
    • Bryce
    • Director
      • Chloé Zhao
    • Writers
      • Chloé Zhao
      • Jessica Bruder
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews1.2K

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    • Trivia
      Frances McDormand blended into the nomadic community so well that a local Target store offered her an application for a job. Her experience of living in a van took four to five months, covering seven states. She adopted a lifestyle of being constantly on the move to make the movie seem more authentic, rather than just acting the scenes.
    • Goofs
      Swankie says she has the book "Final Exit", by Jack Kevorkian. The book was written by Derek Humphry. Kevorkian is subject of a chapter or two, but did not write any part of the book.
    • Quotes
      • Swankie: I'm gonna be 75 this year. I think I've lived a pretty good life. I've seen some really neat things kayaking all of those places. And... You know, like a moose in the wild. A moose family on the river in Idaho and big white pelicans landed just six feet over my kayak on a lake in Colorado. Or... Come around a bin, was a cliff and find hundreds and hundreds of swallow nests on the wall of the cliff. And the swallows flying all around and reflecting in the water. So it looks like I'm flying with the swallows and they're under me, and over me, and all around me. And little babies are hatching out, and eggshells are falling out of the nest, landing on the water and floating on the water. These little white shells. That was like, it's just so awesome. I felt like I've done enough. My life was complete. If I died right then, at that moment, would be perfectly fine.
    • Connections
      Featured in IMDb Originals: A Salute to Women Directors (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      What Child Is This?
      Written by William Chatterton Dix

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 19, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kẻ Du Mục
    • Filming locations
      • Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA(Fern works here for a while)
    • Production companies
      • Searchlight Pictures
      • Highwayman Films
      • Hear/Say Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,700,000
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $503,000
      • Feb 21, 2021
    • Gross worldwide
      • $39,458,207
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 47m(107 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • IMAX 6-Track
      • DTS
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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