Nowhere Boy

2009
R
1h 38m

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7.1/10

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Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff, and 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.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

40K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 4 BAFTA Awards
- 6 wins & 21 nominations total

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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9/10

This movie is truly wonderful!!

NOWHERE BOY – CATCH IT ( A ) Based upon the early life of Mr. John Lennon, this movie is truly wonderful best thing about the movie is it's more of a British family drama then changed into totally music extravaganza AarOn Johnson is undoubtedly the Best young Actor around His portrayal of john Lennon' s is just incrediblefrom sweetness, to witness and cockiness he grapes perfectly on all parts of John Lennon's behavior. Other incredible performance in the movie is by Anne-Marie Duff... She is outstanding, she is so good that I actually forgot that I m watching a movie and she is playing her role... You just want to see her previous work that good she is in this movie...Kristin Scott Thomas gave another great performance... All these three actors make the movie believable and if John Lennon would have been alive today... must be proud of them... In the end 1st time Director Sam Taylor-Wood did an excellent job with the story and movie. I still think about the movie and want to watch all over again.