Nowhere Boy (2009)
"As a boy all John Lennon needed was love."
Critics Score
🎬 74%
(RT: 81%, MC: 67) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
David Threlfall as George Toogood Smith
Josh Bolt as Pete Shotton
Is Nowhere Boy good?
It's divisive. Only 60% of audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 74%.
Where it ranks on ThumbScore
By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
