Nowhere Boy

Nowhere Boy (2009)

As a boy all John Lennon needed was love.

A rebellious teenager, future Beatle John Lennon lives with his Aunt Mimi in working-class mid-1950s Liverpool, England. Mimi's husband suddenly dies, and John spies his mother Julia at the funeral. Despite Mimi's misgivings, John intends to have a real relationship with his mother. Julia introduces him to popular music and the banjo and, though a family conflict looms, young John is inspired to form his own band.

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  • Release Date: 2009-12-25
  • Runtime: 1h 38min
  • Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson

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    Cast

    • Aaron Taylor-Johnson

      John Lennon

    • Anne-Marie Duff

      Julia Lennon

    • Kristin Scott Thomas

      Mimi Smith

    • David Threlfall

      George Toogood Smith

    • David Morrissey

      Bobby Dykins

    • Thomas Brodie-Sangster

      Paul McCartney

    • Josh Bolt

      Pete Shotton

    • Ophelia Lovibond

      Maria Kennedy

    • Andrew Buchan

      Michael Fishwick

    • James Johnson

      Stan Parkes

    • James Jack Bentham

      Rod Davis

    • Jack McElhone

      Eric Griffiths

    • Sam Bell

      George Harrison

    • Colin Tierney

      Alf Lennon

    • Kerrie Hayes

      Corrine, Marie's Friend

    • Paul Ritter

      Pobjoy, headmaster

    • Chris Coghill

      Cunard Yank

    • Dan Armour

      Percy Phillips

    • Sam Wilmott

      Colin Hanton

    • Frazer Bird

      Len

    • Daniel Ross

      Nigel

    • John Collins

      Ivan

    • Richard Tate

      Teacher

    • Richard Syms

      Reverend

    • Angela Walsh

      Schoolmistress

    • Simon Lowe

      Guitar Shop Guy

    • Lizzie Hopley

      Cafe Waitress

    • Angelica Jopling

      Julia - aged 8

    • Baillie Walsh

      Postman

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