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.
Acting
Jack Black's most disciplined performance—restrained until it spectacularly isn't.
Direction
Linklater blends fiction with real Carthage residents testifying.
Writing
Script co-written with the journalist who broke the actual story.
Director
Richard Linklater
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