Movie
Nowhere Boy
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2009-12-25
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Lipsync Productions, Ecosse Films, UK Film Council, Film4 Productions, Northwest Vision and Media, HanWay Films
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson as John Lennon
- Anne-Marie Duff as Julia Lennon
- Kristin Scott Thomas as Mimi Smith
- David Threlfall as George Toogood Smith
- David Morrissey as Bobby Dykins
- Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Paul McCartney
- Josh Bolt as Pete Shotton
- Ophelia Lovibond as Maria Kennedy
- Andrew Buchan as Michael Fishwick
- James Johnson as Stan Parkes
- James Jack Bentham as Rod Davis
- Jack McElhone as Eric Griffiths
Crew
- Sam Taylor-Johnson - Director
- Matt Greenhalgh - Screenplay
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