Listen now to our review of Nomadland! Nomadland is an American neo-Western drama film directed, written, edited, and produced by Chloé Zhao. Now steaming on Hulu and in theaters, It is based on the 2017 non-fiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder, and stars Frances McDormand (who also produced the film) as a woman who leaves home to travel around the American West. It also features David Strathairn in a supporting role, as well as real-life nomads Linda May, Swankie and Bob Wells, as fictionalized versions of themselves. Find out why we have labeled this film our favorite of the year!