Nowhere Boy
2009 · Movie · 98 min · ★ 7.2 · 74% critics
In 1950s Liverpool, a rebellious teenager raised by his aunt and uncle struggles with family upheaval after his guardian’s death. When he reconnects with his birth mother, music opens new doors, even as tension at home threatens his budding independence and the chance to start a band.
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Details
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-12-25
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (861 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this emotional coming-of-age look at a future rock icon’s youth if you want 1950s-era family drama and early music inspiration like Rocketman or Back to Black; Not for you if you dislike melodramatic biopics or expect a full Beatles-history deep dive.
Pros: strong performances; vivid music-era feel; engaging teen drama | Cons: heavy melodrama; uneven pacing; biopic inaccuracies
Themes
- musician
- biography
- based on true story
- liverpool, england
- dark past
- hit by a car
- new brighton england
- woman director
- 1950s
- 1960s
- aspiring musician
- mother son relationship
Cast & crew
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
- JJ
James Johnson
as Stan Parkes
Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson