Bernie vs Dope
Dope has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.6/10 for Bernie). Bernie is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 43m. Bernie is the older of the two (2012 against 2015). Both are comedy, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bernie
Dope| Bernie | Dope | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2015 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Comedy, Crime, Drama | Comedy, Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Richard Linklater | Rick Famuyiwa |
| Main cast | Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey, Shirley MacLaine, Brandon Smith, Rick Dial | Kiersey Clemons, LaKeith Stanfield, Forest Whitaker, Kimberly Elise, De'Aundre Bonds |
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.
Dope
Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself.