Nowhere Boy
“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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Cast
29 people
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
John Lennon
Known for
Kick-Ass
Godzilla
Anne-Marie Duff
Julia Lennon
Known for
Sex Education
His Dark Materials
Kristin Scott Thomas
Mimi Smith
Known for
Slow Horses
Tomb Raider
David Threlfall
George Toogood Smith
Known for
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Shameless
David Morrissey
Bobby Dykins
Known for
The Walking Dead
The Missing
Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Paul McCartney
Known for
The Queen's Gambit
The Maze Runner
Josh Bolt
Pete Shotton
Known for
Masters of the Air
Catch-22
Ophelia Lovibond
Maria Kennedy
Known for
MobLand
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Andrew Buchan
Michael Fishwick
Known for
Broadchurch
Carnival Row
James Johnson
Stan Parkes
James Jack Bentham
Rod Davis
No other roles listed
Jack McElhone
Eric Griffiths
Known for
Dear Frankie
Young Adam
Sam Taylor-Johnson Director · Matt Greenhalgh Screenplay Alison Goldfrapp Composer
Worldwide gross $6.6M · Budget $1.5M · United States release October 15, 2010
Box office
Budget
$1,500,000
Worldwide gross
$6,577,779
Gross vs. budget
4.4×
Production
Lipsync Productions
Production
Ecosse Films
Production
UK Film Council
Production
Film4 Productions
Production
Northwest Vision and Media
Production
HanWay Films
Production
The Weinstein Company
Studio
Aver Media
Production
North West Vision
Production
United Kingdom · Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · October 29, 2009
Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
United Kingdom · December 25, 2009
Theatrical
United States · October 15, 2010
Limited theatrical
United States
January 27, 2010 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
May 22, 2010 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
June 17, 2010 · Premiere · Provincetown International Film Festival
June 20, 2010 · Premiere · Nantucket Film Festival
July 27, 2010 · Premiere · Traverse City Film Festival
September 18, 2010 · Premiere · Temecula Valley International Film and Music Festival
October 2, 2010 · Premiere · San Diego Film Festival
October 7, 2010 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
Brazil
January 27, 2010 · Theatrical
September 24, 2010 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
October 22, 2010 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
Bulgaria
March 8, 2010 · Premiere · Sofia Film Fest
Canada
October 15, 2010 · Limited theatrical
China
June 16, 2012 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Denmark
December 25, 2009 · Limited theatrical
Finland
December 25, 2009 · Limited theatrical
France
October 7, 2010 · Premiere · Dinard Festival of British Cinema
November 12, 2010 · Premiere · Arras Film Festival
December 8, 2010 · Theatrical
May 26, 2011 · Digital · VOD
June 15, 2011 · Physical · DVD
October 8, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
October 2, 2010 · Premiere · Hamburg Film Festival
Greece
February 25, 2010 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 25, 2009 · Theatrical
Italy
November 13, 2009 · Premiere · Torino Film Festival
March 12, 2010 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
June 23, 2010 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 16, 2010 · Premiere · Morelia International Film Festival
Norway
December 25, 2009 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
December 9, 2010 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 25, 2009 · Limited theatrical
January 28, 2010 · Premiere · Göteborg International Film Festival
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