Bernie vs Bugonia
Bugonia has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.6/10 for Bernie). Bernie is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 59m. Bernie is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are comedy, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bernie
Bugonia| Bernie | Bugonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Comedy, Crime, Drama | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Richard Linklater | Yorgos Lanthimos |
| Main cast | Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey, Shirley MacLaine, Brandon Smith, Rick Dial | Jesse Plemons, Emma Stone, Alicia Silverstone, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias |
Synopsis
Bernie
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.
Bugonia
Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.