Springsteen Film Earns Awards Buzz After Premieres

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, directed by Scott Cooper and adapted from Warren Zanes’s book, dramatizes Bruce Springsteen’s writing and home cassette recordings for his spare 1982 album Nebraska. Jeremy Allen White stars as Springsteen with Jeremy Strong as manager Jon Landau; the film premiered at festivals including Telluride and New York and has generated awards buzz for White. The movie is explicitly an actor’s piece that focuses on Springsteen’s retreat from fame and the making of the record, depicting specific real events such as his use of a Tascam four‑track in Colts Neck and a later emotional breakdown and therapy visit. Critics are divided—many praise the performances and production values but fault Cooper’s narrow, autobiographical focus for downplaying Nebraska’s broader engagement with American musical traditions and leaving casual viewers without sufficient context. The final cut excised a once‑prominent Landau monologue, and reviews are mixed-to-positive (about 61% on Rotten Tomatoes with an 85% audience score), making the film most rewarding for devoted Springsteen fans rather than newcomers.