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Blinded by the Light
2019
· Movie
· 118 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Every rating
49–91
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 49, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 91.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In 1987 England, a teenager from a traditional Pakistani family feels trapped by racism and his father's rigid expectations. His life is transformed when a friend introduces him to the music of Bruce Springsteen. The Boss's lyrics about struggle and escape speak directly to him, giving him the courage to find his own voice as a writer and challenge the constraints of his world to pursue his dreams.
Details
- Director
- Gurinder Chadha
- Writers
- Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges, Sarfraz Manzoor
- Released
- 9 August 2019
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English, Urdu
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $8.3M
- Box office
- $18.1M
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Awards
2 wins & 8 nominations total
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