
Feature film — 2009
Nowhere Boy (2009)
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.
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A high-signal pick with 878 votes.
Lipsync Productions / Ecosse Films / UK Film Council / Film4 Productions / Northwest Vision and Media / HanWay Films
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Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson
On screen
Cast & crew

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
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