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72% Critic Match
Nowhere Boy
“As a boy all John Lennon needed was love.”
7.2 / 10• 2009• 1h 38m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
A rebellious teenager, future Beatle John Lennon lives with his Aunt Mimi in working-class mid-1950s Liverpool, England. Mimi's husband suddenly dies, and John spies his mother Julia at the funeral. Despite Mimi's misgivings, John intends to have a real relationship with his mother. Julia introduces him to popular music and the banjo and, though a family conflict looms, young John is inspired to form his own band.
Cast & Crew
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
John Lennon
Lead
Anne-Marie Duff
Julia Lennon
Kristin Scott Thomas
Mimi Smith
David Threlfall
George Toogood Smith
David Morrissey
Bobby Dykins
Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Paul McCartney
Josh Bolt
Pete Shotton
Ophelia Lovibond
Maria Kennedy
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sam Taylor-Johnson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Nowhere Boy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
