Across the Universe
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Across the Universe

All you need is love.

7.1 / 10 2007 2h 13mPG-13 English
DramaRomanceFantasy

Storyline

When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation. Jude falls in love with Lucy, who joins the growing anti-war movement. As the body count in Vietnam rises, political tensions at home spiral out of control and the star-crossed lovers find themselves in a psychedelic world gone mad.

Cast & Crew

Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood

Lucy Carrigan

Lead
Jim Sturgess

Jim Sturgess

Jude

Joe Anderson

Joe Anderson

Max Carrigan

Dana Fuchs

Dana Fuchs

Sadie

ML

Martin Luther

Jo-Jo

T.V. Carpio

T.V. Carpio

Prudence

SL

Spencer Liff

Daniel

Lisa Dwyer Hogg

Lisa Dwyer Hogg

Molly

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Julie Taymor's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Across the Universe is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker