Nomadland

2021 | Drama

Synopsis

A woman in her sixties, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

Scores

Overall Score
88.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
93.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
84.4%
Review Aggregate
84.2

Critic Consensus

93.4% Fresh • 440 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 93% of 440 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, visually striking, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalvisually strikingcharacter-drivenstylizedrealisticgrittyupliftinglighthearteddarkpolitical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Frances McDormand2021$325,000$377,000(est)
David Strathairn2021$200,000$232,000(est)
Linda May2021$151,000$175,000(est)
Swankie2021$123,000$143,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score93.0
RT critic review count440
Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes195,477

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2021$3,700,000$4,282,989
International2021$35,758,208$41,392,435
Worldwide2021$39,458,208$45,675,424

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2021$16,153,283$18,698,468
Digital Rentals ?2021$7,306,000$8,457,167
Digital Purchases ?2021$8,226,000$9,522,126
Physical Rentals ?2021$1,858,000$2,150,755
Physical Purchases ?2021$5,945,000$6,881,721
TV & Streaming Revenue2021$1,480,000$1,713,196
Total Revenues2021$40,968,283$47,423,434
Expenses
Budget ?2021$5,000,000$5,787,823
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2021$5,913,000 (est)$6,844,679 (est)
Participations2021$3,277,000$3,793,339
Residuals ?2021$1,109,000$1,283,739
Interest & Overhead2021$1,000,000$1,157,565
Total Expenses2021$16,299,000$18,867,145
Movie Net Profit or Loss2021$24,669,283$28,556,288

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