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Was 'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere' a good movie?

Posted 10/24/2025

The 2025 film Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere is a biographical musical drama starring Jeremy Allen White (of The Bear) as the legendary musician Bruce Springsteen. Directed by Scott Cooper and based on the book Deliver Me from Nowhere by Warren Zanes, the movie is a focused portrait that avoids a typical cradle-to-fame structure. Instead, it zeroes in on the personal and creative turmoil surrounding the conception of Springsteen’s stark, acoustic 1982 album, Nebraska.

Set immediately following his successful The River tour in 1981, the film finds Bruce overwhelmed by the pressure of fame and success, leading him to retreat to a rented home in Colts Neck, New Jersey. Haunted by the complex and difficult relationship with his alcoholic father (played by Stephen Graham), Bruce struggles with deepening depression and creative burnout. With the help of a four-track recorder and his guitar tech, Mike Batlan, he records a collection of raw, somber songs about lost souls and American hardship—the tracks that would become Nebraska.

The film highlights the artistic tension when Bruce insists on releasing these raw, unconventional demos over the more commercial, full-band recordings of other songs (which later became Born in the U.S.A.). Ultimately, it's a story of an artist choosing radical honesty over commercial expectation, with the unwavering support of his long-time manager, Jon Landau (Jeremy Strong), as Bruce begins to seek professional help for his mental health struggles.

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