Bernie vs Silver Star
Silver Star has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.6/10 for Bernie). Bernie is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 42m. Bernie is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are comedy, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bernie
Silver Star| Bernie | Silver Star | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Comedy, Crime, Drama | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Richard Linklater | Lola Bessis, Ruben Amar |
| Main cast | Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey, Shirley MacLaine, Brandon Smith, Rick Dial | Grace Van Dien, Noa Fisher, Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson, Brian Coll, Odley Jean |
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.
Silver Star
When Billie learns that her estranged parents' lives are at risk, she tries to help them by robbing a bank. In her botched robbery attempt, she takes a hostage named Franny, who turns out to be a charmingly impulsive pregnant teenager with nothing left to lose. Together, Billie and Franny embark on a chase through scenic American landscapes, clashing and struggling for common ground in hopes for a brighter future.
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