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Nowhere Boy

Genre
Drama
Rating
R
Released
15 October, 2010
Nowhere Boy

Nowhere Boy is a 2009 British biographical drama film about John Lennon's adolescence, his relationships with his aunt Mimi Smith and his mother Julia Lennon, the creation of his first band, the Quarrymen, and its evolution into the Beatles. The film is based on a biography written by Lennon's half-sister Julia Baird. The film received its US release on 8 October 2010, coinciding with that weekend's celebrations of Lennon's 70th birthday.

Director Sam Taylor-Wood
Produced by Robert Bernstein, Douglas Rae
Screenplay by Matt Greenhalgh
Starring Aaron Johnson, Anne-Marie Duff, Kristin Scott Thomas, David Threlfall, Thomas Sangster, David Morrissey
Music Goldfrapp
Cinematography Seamus McGarvey
Edited by Lisa Gunning
Distributed by Icon Entertainment International
Released October 29, 2009 (London), December 26, 2009 (United Kingdom)
Running time 97 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Budget £1.2 million
Box office $6.6 million
Netflix ID 70124562

About Nowhere Boy

The film follows John Lennon's adolescence and his relationships with his aunt, mother, and the starting of a rock and roll band.

Achievement of Nowhere Boy

The Beatles are never mentioned in the film. The title of the film is a reference to The Beatles' song of the same name. 

Top Facts You Did Not Know About Nowhere Boy

Films about the Beatles.. Cultural depictions of John Lennon.. Films set in Liverpool.. Films directed by Sam Taylor-Wood.. Biographical films about musicians.. Film4 Productions films.. Films based on biographies.. Films set in the 1950s.. Films set in the 1940s.. British independent films.

Latest information about Nowhere Boy updated on July 28 2021.