A Complete Unknown
“The ballad of a true original.”
New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.
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Cast
104 people
James Mangold Director · Jay Cocks Screenplay Elijah Wald Author
Worldwide gross $141M · Budget $65M · United States release December 25, 2024
Box office
Budget
$65,000,000
Worldwide gross
$140,508,652
Gross vs. budget
2.2×
Production
Veritas Entertainment Group
Production
Range Media Partners
Production
The Picture Company
Production
Turnpike Films
Production
White Water
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Searchlight Pictures
Production · Distribution
TSG Entertainment
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Automatik Entertainment
Production
United States
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Going Electric
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 10, 2024
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · December 25, 2024
Theatrical
United States · February 25, 2025
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