Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
20th Century Fox | Release Date: October 24, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 51 Critic Reviews
Positive:
25
Mixed:
26
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0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
TheWrapSteve PondAug 30, 2025
For a film at least partly about music, Deliver Me From Nowhere makes effective use of silence, especially in the moments when Springsteen finds himself adrift rather than inspired. Read full review
88
The Associated PressMark KennedyOct 21, 2025
In many ways, this movie is, then, a mirror of “Nebraska” itself — unexpected, complicated and very American gothic. Read full review
80
StatusBrian LowryOct 24, 2025
It’s a very different spotlight that falls on The Boss with “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,” a deeply personal film about both his artistic integrity and inner demons. Read full review
80
The TelegraphTim RobeyOct 23, 2025
Fast becoming one of the most reliable character actors we’ve got, Strong gives a quietly heroic rendition of Landau which bolsters White’s performance beautifully. Read full review
80
NMEJames MottramOct 16, 2025
A tender, thoughtful film that finally brings the legendary singer-songwriter’s story, or at least a snatch of it, to the big screen. Read full review
80
Next Best PictureWill MavityAug 30, 2025
While it falls short of the brilliance of the “Nebraska” album itself, Cooper’s against-the-grain approach offers a refreshing antidote to the formulaic music biopic, delivering a bleak yet moving exploration of an artist in crisis. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyAug 30, 2025
Movies about depression are tough, but fans invested in the subject during a transitional moment of artistic and personal catharsis will be rewarded. Read full review
75
Original-CinKaren GordonOct 22, 2025
At its core, the film is the story of a man who has outwardly achieved everything that most of us imagine any artist or ambitious individual would want but still has to face himself. As we all do. The film captures that with real poignancy. Read full review
75
ConsequenceLiz Shannon MillerOct 22, 2025
It’s a committed portrait of an artist, with White’s devotion to capturing Bruce’s soul almost overcoming the lack of physical resemblance… And you do eventually get used to that. For he’s not trying to be the definitive Bruce Springsteen, either — just a ghost of a man who was lost, and found what he was looking for in his music. Read full review
75
USA TodayBrian TruittOct 21, 2025
Deliver Me From Nowhere is the solid portrait of an artist working through some stuff, and a man learning the power of being the Boss. Read full review
75
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiSep 29, 2025
For the most part, however, “Deliver Me From Nowhere” is in conversation with where Springsteen’s mind and passions rest today, as evidenced by his memoir “Born to Run” and his introspective Broadway show — revisiting the mansion on the hill and returning to his father’s house. Read full review
75
The PlaylistGregory EllwoodAug 31, 2025
There is a moment in the final act between Graham and White that will be hard to forget. A moment that is masterfully directed and performed with the utmost humanity. So much so that you almost wish the movie ended right then and there. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comRobert DanielsAug 30, 2025
Cooper doesn’t try to tie neat bows either. He allows this superstar to be flawed and damaged, but not in a cheap melodramatic way, in a relatable way that actually gives you strength to find a reason to believe in seeking help. Springsteen becomes as raw and as frank as the characters in his songs. Read full review
70
TimeStephanie ZacharekOct 27, 2025
It often feels less than dynamic, perhaps a little inert. But then, sometimes it’s what a movie doesn’t show that matters. We all think we know the truth of Bruce Springsteen. Doesn’t he belong to us, after all? Deliver Me from Nowhere shows us another truth, the sound of a ghost captured on a length of tape. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriOct 27, 2025
At its best, the film gives us a sincere look at the creative process and reveals it to be a sad, scary, at times uncontrollable and destructive thing. Just for that alone, it’s worth seeing. Read full review
70
IGNJim VejvodaOct 23, 2025
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is small in scope and lacks stakes-heavy drama as far as showbiz biopics go, but as a character study of an artist trying to find his true self before the world of celebrity engulfs them, Scott Cooper’s film and Jeremy Allen White’s awards-worthy performance do The Boss justice. Read full review
70
The New York TimesManohla DargisOct 23, 2025
The great surprise of Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere — a solid, very likable, very affecting drama about an anguished period in the life of the young Bruce Springsteen — is that it doesn’t shy away from soul-deep pain. Read full review
70
Rolling StoneDavid FearOct 22, 2025
What Cooper has given audiences here is way more compelling than a live-action greatest-hits compilation. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesOct 22, 2025
For a film that gets right up close to a musical genius, it’s when he’s walking away, hands jammed in his leather jacket, that you can see the resemblance most clearly. Read full review
67
The Film StageDan MeccaAug 30, 2025
Cooper makes the very smart decision to tap into the legend of Bruce while keeping things small and grounded. While viewers get some hits, focus remains on character. Read full review
67
IndieWireDavid EhrlichAug 30, 2025
Cooper’s film wants to be the “Nebraska” of rock biopics, but it lacks the finesse to retain the essence of that sound when transferring it into the body of a commercial biopic. In that sense at least, it all too perfectly articulates how difficult it can be too move forward when something is holding you back. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliOct 24, 2025
Deliver Me from Nowhere wants to be profound, but it mostly feels like it’s still searching for a chorus. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreOct 23, 2025
It’s a brooding performance in a brooding movie, not your conventional rags to riches triumph or Jeremy Allen White Sings The Boss biopic. But White and Cooper make it interesting and entertaining enough to invest in. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneKatie WalshOct 23, 2025
The film is a more quiet, wintry contemplation and tortured soul-searching. If not entirely successful, it’s still a fascinating take on how we put rock stars on screen, and a valiant attempt to understand how they make the music that moves us. Read full review
62
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzOct 23, 2025
The film never catches fire, but White and Strong do their very best to give it a spark. Read full review
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