
“As a boy all John Lennon needed was love.”
Nowhere Boy
7.2
864 votes·2009
·1h 38m
·MovieDrama
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.
Commercial Verdict
Blockbuster
Revenue vs Budget4.4x
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Massive commercial success
Keywords
musicianbiographybased on true storyliverpool, englanddark pasthit by a carnew brighton englandwoman director1950s1960saspiring musicianmother son relationship
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