Nowhere Boy

"As a boy all John Lennon needed was love."

Dec 25 2009 R 1h 38m
Biography, Drama, Music

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.

Official Trailer
Plot

The story of John Lennon's (Aaron Taylor-Johnson's) childhood and teenage years from 1944 to 1960, his relationship with his Aunt Mimi (Dame Kristin Scott Thomas) and his mother Julia (Anne-Marie Duff) - the two dominant women in the first part of his life; his first meeting with Sir Paul McCartney (Thomas Brodie-Sangster) and George Harrison (Sam Bell), their friendship, their love for music, and the birth of The Beatles.

Written by

Julia Baird, Matt Greenhalgh

Directed by

Sam Taylor-Johnson

Cast

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom, Canada

Production Companies

Film4 Productions, North West Vision, Aver Media, UK Film Council, Ecosse Films, Lipsync Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 4 BAFTA 6 wins & 21 nominations total

Trailers
Official UK Trailer
Featurettes
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas & Sam Taylor-Johnson on Nowhere Boy | Film4 Interview
Aaron Johnson & Sam Taylor-Wood - BAFTA Film Awards in 2010 Red Carpet
Scores
# of Votes
39,976
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
67
Popularity
NA