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Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere Debuts With Springsteen’s Backing as Early Reviews Praise Performances, Fault Familiar Biopic Beats

Jeremy Allen White sings the Nebraska songs himself after close guidance from Bruce Springsteen during production.

Overview

  • Now in theaters, the authorized biopic focuses on Springsteen’s 1981–82 personal crisis and the private, four‑track cassette recording of Nebraska.
  • Scott Cooper wrote and directed the film from Warren Zanes’s book Deliver Me from Nowhere, emphasizing an intimate, single‑period portrait over a career recap.
  • Springsteen supported the project on set and in promotion, with the musician telling White, “You sing very well, you sound like me,” according to interview accounts.
  • White’s turn draws notice for authenticity, while critics commonly argue the narrative leans on familiar biopic conventions and explanatory devices despite strong performances.
  • The cast features Jeremy Strong as Jon Landau and Stephen Graham as Springsteen’s father, with Odessa Young and Paul Walter Hauser in key roles; the Spanish title is Springsteen: Música de ninguna parte.