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Nowhere Boy

  • 2009
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 38m
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7.1/10
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Nowhere Boy (2009)
A chronicle of the early life of John Lennon (Johnson) in 1950s Liverpool, from his relationship with his aunt Mimi (Scott Thomas) and estranged mother (Duff), to the foundation of The Quarrymen.
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A chronicle of John Lennon's first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re-entered his l... Read allA chronicle of John Lennon's first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re-entered his life at a crucial moment in his young life.A chronicle of John Lennon's first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re-entered his life at a crucial moment in his young life.

  • Director
    • Sam Taylor-Johnson
  • Writers
    • Julia Baird
    • Matt Greenhalgh
  • Stars
    • Aaron Taylor-Johnson
    • Kristin Scott Thomas
    • Anne-Marie Duff
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    39K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sam Taylor-Johnson
    • Writers
      • Julia Baird
      • Matt Greenhalgh
    • Stars
      • Aaron Taylor-Johnson
      • Kristin Scott Thomas
      • Anne-Marie Duff
    • 97User reviews
    • 157Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 4 BAFTA Awards
      • 6 wins & 21 nominations total

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    Nowhere Boy: In Spite Of All The Danger
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    Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Nowhere Boy (2009)
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    Anne-Marie Duff and Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Nowhere Boy (2009)
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    Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Nowhere Boy (2009)

    Top cast46

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    Aaron Taylor-Johnson
    Aaron Taylor-Johnson
    • John
    • (as Aaron Johnson)
    Kristin Scott Thomas
    Kristin Scott Thomas
    • Mimi
    Anne-Marie Duff
    Anne-Marie Duff
    • Julia
    David Threlfall
    David Threlfall
    • Uncle George
    Josh Bolt
    Josh Bolt
    • Pete
    Ophelia Lovibond
    Ophelia Lovibond
    • Marie
    Kerrie Hayes
    Kerrie Hayes
    • Marie's Friend
    Angela Walsh
    • Schoolmistress
    Paul Ritter
    Paul Ritter
    • Popjoy
    Richard Syms
    Richard Syms
    • Reverend
    James Johnson
    • Stan
    Alex Ambrose
    • Young John
    Angelica Jopling
    Angelica Jopling
    • Julia - aged 8
    Abby Greenhalgh
    • Jackie - aged 6
    David Morrissey
    David Morrissey
    • Bobby
    Richard Tate
    • Teacher
    Chris Coghill
    Chris Coghill
    • Cunard Yank
    • (as Christopher Coghill)
    Ben Smith
    Ben Smith
    • Boy with Knife
    • Director
      • Sam Taylor-Johnson
    • Writers
      • Julia Baird(uncredited)
      • Matt Greenhalgh
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Director Sam Taylor-Johnson consulted her friend Sir Paul McCartney about the script. McCartney said that John Lennon didn't really ride on the top of the double-decker bus like he does in the script. He also revealed that the character of Lennon's aunt, Mimi Smith, wasn't as mean and vitriolic like she was written in the script. Furthermore, the song "In Spite of All the Danger" wasn't written as an ode to Lennon's mother as the script suggests. In the end, they agreed that it's a movie rather than documentary, so Taylor-Johnson made inferences that weren't always there.
    • Goofs
      When Paul first saw John, John was singing "Come and go with me" not "Maggie Mae"
    • Quotes

      John: Why couldn't God make me Elvis?

      Julia: 'Cause he was saving you for John Lennon!

    • Connections
      Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 30 November 2009 (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Wild One
      Written by Johnny Greenan (as John Greenan), Johnny O'Keefe, Dave Owens

      Published by (c) 1958 MPL Communications Inc.

      Melody Lane Publications, Inc.

      Performed by Jerry Lee Lewis

      Licensed from Licencemusic.com ApS

      Courtesy of Sun Entertainment Corporation

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    7/10
    John Lennon as a young poetic rebel
    I guess this would be considered an "a moment-in-the-life-of-biopic" as it focuses on only a couple of years of pre-Beatles John Lennon's life in Liverpool, England (and not his entire life). It is an interesting story and one I did not know. It asks and answers the question: Where did Lennon get his start and love for music?

    The film's subject matter -- the early life of John Lennon -- made Nowhere Boy an interesting story and sell for me; and since the acting in the movie happened to be stellar -- it was a bonus. Aaron Johnson (Kick-Ass) does a decent job as the 15-year-old Lennon and proves to be one to watch as he's going to have a long career although the real acting "glory" of the film belongs to the two lead females who are left to battle it out as Lennon's motherly figure(s). Kristin Scott Thomas (Four Weddings and a Funeral, The English Patient) plays his aunt who has raised John from early infant-hood as her sister was considered to be an unlikely parent/guardian. In the film, John stumbles upon his birth mother out of curiosity and becomes intrigued with her demeanor. Actress Anne-Marie Duff (Notes on a Scandal, The Last Station) is rather revelatory here (BOTH her and Scott Thomas deservingly earned 2010 BAFTA nominations for these very roles).

    The story is sentimental and tragic and it is tied together quite nicely by the three lead players who all play off of each other very well and convincingly (Duff is flighty, Scott Thomas is concerned and Johnson is a free soul). The young Lennon becomes a mixture of the two women (a poetic rebel) and their influences are highly evident in the film and his later music.

    Any Beatles fan should check this one out. It isn't full of Hey Jude's and Elinor Rigby's but this is Pre-Beatles (we do meet a young Paul) so we get a taste of the kid before he become our "Nowhere Boy".
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 8, 2010 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (France)
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Tuổi Trẻ Của John Lennon
    • Filming locations
      • Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Ecosse Films
      • Film4
      • UK Film Council
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,457,248
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $52,749
      • Oct 10, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,577,779
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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