# Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
**Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere** is a 2025 American biographical drama directed and written for the screen by Scott Cooper, starring [Jeremy Allen White](https://www.edgepedia.org/jeremy-allen-white) as [Bruce Springsteen](https://www.edgepedia.org/bruce-springsteen). Produced by 20th Century Studios, the film chronicles the making of Springsteen's 1982 album *[Nebraska](https://www.edgepedia.org/nebraska-album)*, recorded on a four-track recorder, as he struggled to reconcile the pressures of impending superstardom with the ghosts of his past.[1](https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere) It is the first authorized biopic of Springsteen's life.[2](https://apnews.com/article/210a17f6c19f2ea5a9f15105f889d87b)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | Theatrically October 24, 2025 (United States); streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ from January 23, 2026[1](https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere) • [3](https://www.disneyplus.com/explore/articles/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere-movie) |
| Director and writer | Scott Cooper, based on Warren Zanes's book *Deliver Me from Nowhere*[1](https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere) |
| Lead cast | Jeremy Allen White (Springsteen), Jeremy Strong (Jon Landau), Stephen Graham (Doug Springsteen), Odessa Young (Faye), Paul Walter Hauser (Mike Batlan)[1](https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere) |
| Runtime and rating | 2h 0min, rated PG-13[1](https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere) |
| Box office | $22.6 million domestic, $45.2 million worldwide, against a reported budget of about $55 million before marketing[4](https://popcorngap.com/movie/springsteen_deliver_me_from_nowhere) • [5](https://www.thewrap.com/born-to-crawl-why-springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere-stumbled-at-the-box-office/) |
| Reception | 61% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer (253 reviews) and 82% on the Popcornmeter; B+ CinemaScore[6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/springsteen_deliver_me_from_nowhere) • [7](https://apnews.com/article/873214f375dfc69ed1e392b8a9524e6c) |
| Recognition | Jeremy Allen White nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama[1](https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere) |
## Spoilers
### Subject and source material
The film centers on a narrow window between 1981 and 1982, beginning after the tour for *[The River](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-river-bruce-springsteen-album)*, Springsteen's first album to top the [Billboard charts](https://www.edgepedia.org/billboard-charts). Instead of chasing hits, Springsteen retreated to a house in Colts Neck, New Jersey, with a four-track recorder, and the demos he made there became *Nebraska*, released on September 30, 1982 with no interviews and no tour. He had planned to recreate the songs in the studio with the [E Street Band](https://www.edgepedia.org/e-street-band), but the more they rerecorded them, the more he disliked the results, so he decided to release the tapes as they were.[8](https://time.com/7319963/bruce-springsteen-songs-albums-deliver-me-from-nowhere/) The album sits between *The River* (1980) and *Born in the U.S.A.* (1984), and the film portrays it as an introspective folk counterpoint made while Springsteen wrestled with profound depression.[9](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2025/10/23/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere-is-a-lazy-portrait-of-the-boss_6746695_30.html)
The title comes from a lyric in the songs "Open All Night" and "State Trooper." Warren Zanes, a musician and music biographer whose 2023 book is the film's source, described the phrase as someone speaking from total emptiness, a call for help that is the last glimmer before hopelessness.[10](https://whyy.org/articles/bruce-springsteen-nebraska-album-special-warren-zanes/) Part of the album's dark tone came from the 1958 killing spree carried out by the adolescent couple [Charles Starkweather](https://www.edgepedia.org/charles-starkweather) and [Caril Ann Fugate](https://www.edgepedia.org/caril-ann-fugate).[11](https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere-movie-review/)
## Cast and production
Jeremy Allen White plays Springsteen, who was involved in the production; White had to learn guitar and had little singing experience before taking the role, and he sings the songs in the film.[7](https://apnews.com/article/873214f375dfc69ed1e392b8a9524e6c) • [12](https://epub.stripes.com/docs/GSS_GSS_050925/GSS_GSS_050925.pdf) [Jeremy Strong](https://www.edgepedia.org/jeremy-strong) plays [Jon Landau](https://www.edgepedia.org/jon-landau), Springsteen's longtime manager and confidant; [Paul Walter Hauser](https://www.edgepedia.org/paul-walter-hauser) plays guitar tech Mike Batlan; Stephen Graham plays Springsteen's father, Doug; Odessa Young plays a love interest, Faye; Gaby Hoffmann plays Springsteen's mother, Adele; Marc Maron plays Chuck Plotkin; and David Krumholtz plays Columbia executive Al Teller.[1](https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere)
The film was produced by Cooper, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Eric Robinson, and Scott Stuber, with Warren Zanes, Jon Vein, and Tracey Landon as executive producers.[1](https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere) It premiered at the [Telluride Film Festival](https://www.edgepedia.org/telluride-film-festival) in August 2025 before its October theatrical release.[5](https://www.thewrap.com/born-to-crawl-why-springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere-stumbled-at-the-box-office/)
## Reception and box office
The film opened to $8.9 million in its first weekend, finishing fourth in North America behind *Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc*, *Black Phone 2*, and *[Regretting You](https://www.edgepedia.org/regretting-you)*.[4](https://popcorngap.com/movie/springsteen_deliver_me_from_nowhere) • [7](https://apnews.com/article/873214f375dfc69ed1e392b8a9524e6c) Its audience skewed heavily older and white: 59 percent of opening-weekend moviegoers were over 45, 40 percent over 55, and 85 percent were white, according to PostTrak data reported by Deadline.[5](https://www.thewrap.com/born-to-crawl-why-springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere-stumbled-at-the-box-office/) TheWrap attributed the shortfall to the film's quieter, more introspective approach, which sold tickets largely to devoted Springsteen fans rather than the broader audiences that made *A Complete Unknown* a hit the previous December.[5](https://www.thewrap.com/born-to-crawl-why-springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere-stumbled-at-the-box-office/)
Critics were divided. The Rotten Tomatoes critics consensus credits the "stellar performances" of Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong while finding the brooding biopic too often like "the B-sides from an extraordinary career."[6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/springsteen_deliver_me_from_nowhere) Reviewers praised White's performance; the Associated Press called it "endearing" and "soulful," while others found the film slow, moody, and reliant on biopic conventions.[2](https://apnews.com/article/210a17f6c19f2ea5a9f15105f889d87b) • [13](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2025/10/22/springsteen-movie-review/) • [14](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere) Several critics noted the film's unusual scope for the genre: rather than covering a whole life, it examines a single album and the emotional process behind it.[15](https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere-review-melancholic-portrait-music-biopics/)
## Home release
The film arrived on digital and began streaming on December 23, 2025, according to Rotten Tomatoes, and 20th Century Studios promoted a Blu-ray release on January 20, 2026.[6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/springsteen_deliver_me_from_nowhere) • [1](https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere) It debuted on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers on January 23, 2026, and reached Disney+ in the United Kingdom the same day.[3](https://www.disneyplus.com/explore/articles/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere-movie) • [16](https://press.disney.co.uk/news/springsteen%3A-deliver-me-from-nowhere-streams-on-disney%2B-january-23)
## References
1. [Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, 20th Century Studios](https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere)
2. [Movie Review: Jeremy Allen White is a tortured Boss in 'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere', AP News](https://apnews.com/article/210a17f6c19f2ea5a9f15105f889d87b)
3. [Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere Now Streaming On Disney+ & Hulu, Disney+](https://www.disneyplus.com/explore/articles/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere-movie)
4. [Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025), PopcornGap](https://popcorngap.com/movie/springsteen_deliver_me_from_nowhere)
5. [Born to Crawl: Why 'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere' Stumbled at the Box Office, TheWrap](https://www.thewrap.com/born-to-crawl-why-springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere-stumbled-at-the-box-office/)
6. [Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/springsteen_deliver_me_from_nowhere)
7. ['Chainsaw Man' anime film topples Springsteen biopic and 'Black Phone 2' at the box office, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/873214f375dfc69ed1e392b8a9524e6c)
8. [Bruce Springsteen's Long Journey Home, Time](https://time.com/7319963/bruce-springsteen-songs-albums-deliver-me-from-nowhere/)
9. ['Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere' is a lazy portrait of 'The Boss', Le Monde](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2025/10/23/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere-is-a-lazy-portrait-of-the-boss_6746695_30.html)
10. [WHYY special chronicles Springsteen's 1982 album 'Nebraska', WHYY](https://whyy.org/articles/bruce-springsteen-nebraska-album-special-warren-zanes/)
11. [Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere Review: A Curveball Music Biopic, Pitchfork](https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere-movie-review/)
12. [Entertainment, Stars and Stripes weekly edition](https://epub.stripes.com/docs/GSS_GSS_050925/GSS_GSS_050925.pdf)
13. [This Springsteen movie doesn't live up to the album that inspired it, The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2025/10/22/springsteen-movie-review/)
14. [Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, Common Sense Media](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere)
15. [Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere review, Digital Trends](https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere-review-melancholic-portrait-music-biopics/)
16. [Golden Globes Nominated Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Streams on Disney+ January 23, Disney UK Press](https://press.disney.co.uk/news/springsteen%3A-deliver-me-from-nowhere-streams-on-disney%2B-january-23)
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