Film

Nowhere Boy

2009 · 1h 38m · Drama

As a boy all John Lennon needed was love.

IMDb

7.1

Rotten Tomatoes

81%

Metacritic

67

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.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson

John Lennon

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

Andrew Buchan

Michael Fishwick

James Johnson

Stan Parkes

James Jack Bentham

Rod Davis

Jack McElhone

Eric Griffiths

Sam Bell

George Harrison

Colin Tierney

Alf Lennon

Kerrie Hayes

Corrine, Marie's Friend

Paul Ritter

Pobjoy, headmaster

• Sam Taylor-JohnsonDirector
• Matt GreenhalghScreenplay
• Robert BernsteinProducer
• Kevin LoaderProducer
• Douglas RaeProducer
• Jon DiamondExecutive Producer
• Tim HaslamExecutive Producer
• Christopher MollExecutive Producer
• Tessa RossExecutive Producer
• Mark WoolleyExecutive Producer

Official UK Trailer

Release date

December 25, 2009

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

14

Budget

$1,500,000

Revenue

$6,577,779

Genres

Drama

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