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Overview

Genre :

Biography, Drama, Music

Release Date :

October 08, 2010 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

Director :

Sam Taylor Wood

Starring :

Aaron Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Thomas Sangster, David Morrissey, Anne-Marie Duff, Josh Bolt, Ophelia Lovibond, Sam Bell, Jack McElhone, James Johnson

REVIEWS RATE: Critics Readers [Rate It]

“..oddly straightforward biopic about the juvenile John Lennon..”

by Eric Hynes [Village Voice]

“..Nowhere Boy is smart enough not to spell it all out..”

by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]

“..Nowhere Boy is certainly a highly accomplished piece of period film-making..”

by Anton Bitel [Eye for Film]

“..it's handsomely made, with ringingly heartfelt performances..”

by Peter Bradshaw [The Guardian]

Review rate : A-

“..it's a terrific film: insightful and moving, with rock & roll sequences that give you a tingle..”

by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]

“..Enjoyable, impressively directed and emotionally engaging biopic with a terrific script and great performances..”

by Matthew Turner [ViewLondon]

“..a prettily photographed melodrama about a tumultuous period in John Lennon's adolescence..”

by Manohla Dargis [NY Times]

Reviewed by Amy Nicholson [Boxoffice Magazine]

Reviewed by Chris Cabin [Filmcritic.com]

Reviewed by Simon Reynolds [Digital Spy]

Reviewed by Maitland McDonagh [Film Journal International]

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