Bernie (2012)

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.

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama

What to watch after Bernie

• Killer Joe (2011) — Same subject: texas
• Scoop (2006) — Same subject: funeral, newspaper
• Brewster McCloud (1970) — Same feel: whimsical, irreverent
• Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019) — Richard Linklater directed both
• Intolerable Cruelty (2003) — Two steps away in the credits
• The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) — Same subject: jury