Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere is an underwhelming ode to ‘the boss’

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1. Rolling Stone

   'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere' Is Darkness on the Edge of a Bruce Biopic ↗ (opens Rolling Stone)

   Published Oct 21, 2025

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   Jeremy Allen White gives us a moody, mercurial Boss in a look back at the making of Springsteen's bleak-rock masterpiece 'Nebraska.'

2. Observer

   Screening at NYFF: Scott Cooper’s ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ ↗ (opens Observer)

   Published Oct 22, 2025

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   Cooper’s Boss biopic features worthwhile physicality, but is never as raw or dramatic as the record it chronicles.

3. Variety

   Bruce Springsteen Is Already Talking About a ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’ Sequel, Says Director Scott Cooper ↗ (opens Variety)

   Published Oct 22, 2025

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   Bruce Springsteen is already talking to 'Deliver me From Nowhere' director Scott Cooper About a potential sequel.

4. The Guardian

   Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere review – brooding, earnest portrait of the Boss’ crisis years ↗ (opens The Guardian)

   Published Oct 22, 2025

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   Jeremy Allen White gives a committed performance in this awkward biopic, stranded between rock mythology and pop-psych melodrama

5. Forbes

   ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ Rotten Tomatoes Reviews: Who’s The Boss? ↗ (opens Forbes)

   Published Oct 22, 2025

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   “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere,” starring Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen, is new in theaters this weekend. What are Rotten Tomatoes critics saying about the music biopic?

6. Digital Trends

   Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere review: melancholic portrait adds little value to music biopics ↗ (opens Digital Trends)

   Published Oct 23, 2025

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   Bruce Springsteen's music shines in Deliver Me from Nowhere. However, the rest of the movie leans too heavily into biopic clichés. Read our review.

7. New York Post

   The moment Bruce Springsteen gave ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’ his blessing — and his hands on role in the biopic ↗ (opens New York Post)

   Published Oct 23, 2025

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   Warren Zanes, who both served as an executive producer and wrote the book that "Deliver Me From Nowhere" was sourced from, has shared some behind-the-scenes moments from the making of the new Bruce Springsteen biopic.

8. Variety

   What’s the Problem with ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere’? The Problem Is That ‘Nebraska’ Is a Bore ↗ (opens Variety)

   Published Oct 24, 2025

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   The myth of 'Nebraska' is that it's a masterpiece, but the album has almost nothing to do with what people have loved about Bruce for 50 years.

9. The Conversation US

   Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere is an underwhelming ode to ‘the boss’ ↗ (opens The Conversation US)

   Published Oct 26, 2025

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   It’s no real surprise that the Jersey legend has now been given the biopic treatment.

10. Slate Magazine

    What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere ↗ (opens Slate Magazine)

    Published Oct 27, 2025

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    The road to Nebraska has a few twists and turns.

11. Salon

    "Deliver Me from Nowhere" aims for truth but loses the soul of Springsteen ↗ (opens Salon)

    Published Oct 27, 2025

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    Despite great performances, Scott Cooper’s biopic lacks the power and musical vitality that define the Boss

12. Washington Examiner

    'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere' celebrates 'Nebraska' ↗ (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published Oct 27, 2025

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    Scott Cooper rejects the standard rock biopic formula, offering a rarer, raw, and unembellished portrait of an artist at his best and worst.