Nomadland (2021)

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See you down the road.

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

• Released: 2021-01-29
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 48m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 3,478 votes

Directed by Chloé Zhao.

Top cast

• Frances McDormand as Fern
• David Strathairn as Dave
• Linda May as Linda
• Swankie as Swankie
• Gay DeForest as Gay
• Patricia Grier as Patty
• Angela Reyes as Angela
• Carl R. Hughes as Carl
• Douglas G. Soul as Doug
• Ryan Aquino as Ryan

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Nomadland

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus, Channel 4 Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus, Crave, Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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