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Nowhere Boy

2009Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson1h 38m

As a boy all John Lennon needed was love.

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.

  • Drama

Cast

  • 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
  • James Johnson as Stan Parkes
  • James Jack Bentham as Rod Davis
  • Jack McElhone as Eric Griffiths
  • Sam Bell as George Harrison
  • Colin Tierney as Alf Lennon
  • Kerrie Hayes as Corrine, Marie's Friend
  • Paul Ritter as Pobjoy, headmaster

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