Nebraska (2013) — Screenplay
A boozy old man drags his distant son across Montana to Nebraska to collect a phony million-dollar prize, testing their frayed bond.
- Written by
- Bob Nelson
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- Length
- 101 pages
Bob Nelson's Nebraska is a masterclass in restrained storytelling, where flat Midwestern landscapes mirror the emotional flatness of its characters. Study its use of deadpan dialogue and quiet visual gags, and how the road-trip structure slowly reshapes the father-son dynamic into something tender.
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