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Across the Universe (2007) -- The music of the Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.

Overview

User Rating:
7.5/10   40,767 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Dick Clement (screenplay) &
Ian La Frenais (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
12 October 2007 (USA) more
Tagline:
All you need is love. more
Plot:
The music of the Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 8 nominations more
User Comments:
Let's say Hair and Moulin Rouge had a baby... more (441 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Untitled Julie Taymor Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some drug content, nudity, sexuality, violence and language.
Runtime:
133 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #42759) | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Ireland:15A | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Germany:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:15 | Hong Kong:IIA | Sweden:11 | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Netherlands:12 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | UK:12 | Finland:K-13 | Argentina:13 | Brazil:14 | Australia:M | Iceland:12 (original rating) | Iceland:L (DVD rating)

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Trivia:
This film was released in the United States on John Lennon's birthday (October 9th). more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: When Jude returns to Liverpool and is conversing with his old girlfriend, a SmartCar passes by in the background. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Jude: [singing] Is there anybody going to listen to my story all about the girl who came to stay? She's the kind of girl you want so much, it makes you sorry. Still, you don't regret a single day. Aw, girl. Girl...
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
I Am The Walrus more

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243 out of 316 people found the following comment useful.
Let's say Hair and Moulin Rouge had a baby..., 5 September 2007
9/10
Author: ManicMuse from New York, USA

... and it's nanny was Julie Taymor ...

This probably sounds like I hated the film, but I actually loved it.

It has the time line and self-consciously-culture-smart soundtrack of Hair, yet the campy fun and karaoke stylings of Moulin Rouge. Julie Taymor takes this combination and makes it fun, instead of extra cheesy, and it is visually fascinating instead of the obnoxious MTV-video nightmare it could have been.

I cared about the characters - and the cast of 'unknowns' have great star power and voices. Even though I knew exactly what would happen, the journey there was great. The cameos were fun. The lead was sufficiently hot. The soundtrack is stuck in my head as I write this (the new versions, not even the original songs) All corny jokes and references, and lapses in plot are forgiven, because Ms. Taymor manages to take a movie chock full of things that have been done a million times before and makes it as fresh and exciting as if it were all done for the first time. You may know exactly what's going to happen but you never know how. This is the director's movie!

Definitely a movie journey worth taking.

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