"Bernie" is based on the true story of Bernie Tiede, an assistant funeral director and general do-gooder, who confessed to killing Marjorie Nugent, a very rich and mean old lady.

Floriani founded Bernie's Book Bank out of his garage 16 years ago. It's grown steadily ever since. The mission is to help kids build their own at-home libraries.

In small-town Texas, affable and popular mortician Bernie Tiede strikes up a friendship with Marjorie Nugent, a wealthy widow well known for her sour attitude. When she becomes controlling and abusive, Bernie goes to great lengths to remove himself from her grasp.

Sunday-school teacher, choir member and creator of spectacular funerals, Bernie is a friend to everyone, including Marjorie Nugent, a rich but nasty widow whom no one else likes.

Directed by Richard Linklater, it tells the incredible true crime story of Bernie Tiede, a mortician in the small town of Carthage, Texas, who becomes best friends with a wealthy widow, only to eventually murder her.

Bernie Sanders is serving his fourth term in the U.S. Senate after winning re-election in 2024. His previous 16 years in the House of Representatives make him the longest serving independent member of Congress in American history.

Bernie follows the life of Bernie Tiede, a beloved mortician in Carthage, Texas. Bernie is known for being kind, gentle, and always ready to help others. He becomes close to the wealthy widow Marjorie Nugent, who is known for her sour attitude and mean-spirited nature.