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Nowhere Boy
2009
· Movie
· 98 min
B
MEANRANK
72/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1928
- IMDb #2057
- Rotten Tomatoes #1846
- Metacritic #1731
- Letterboxd #2666
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1953
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2247
- Metacritic Critics #1742
- Metacritic Audience #1783
- Criticker #1569
- Kinopoisk #1268
- AlloCiné #1605
- Trakt #1934
Every rating
51–88
out of 100
The story of John Lennon's turbulent teenage years in Liverpool, living with his strict aunt Mimi. He seeks out his free-spirited mother, who introduces him to rock and roll. He forms his first band, The Quarrymen, and meets a young Paul McCartney, setting the stage for the formation of The Beatles, all while caught between two maternal figures.
Details
- Director
- Sam Taylor-Johnson
- Writer
- Matt Greenhalgh
- Released
- 25 December 2009
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English, French
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Budget
- $1.5M
- Box office
- $6.6M
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Cast
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Awards
Nominated for 4 BAFTA 6 wins & 21 nominations total
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