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Across the Universe
All you need is love.
All you need is love.
Drama, Fantasy, Romance - 2007
Across the Universe
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When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation. Jude falls in love with Lucy, who joins the growing anti-war movement. As the body count in Vietnam rises, political tensions at home spiral out of control and the star-crossed lovers find themselves in a psychedelic world gone mad.
Director:
,
Julie Taymor
Cast:
,
Joe Anderson
,
Evan Rachel Wood
,
Jim Sturgess
,
Dana Fuchs
,
Martin Luther
,
T.V. Carpio
,
Spencer Liff
,
Lisa Hogg
,
Nicholas Lumley

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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
133 min
Release date:
14 Sep 2007
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$45,000,000
Revenue:
$29,625,761
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 18 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
Across the Universe is a classic example of ambition exceeding execution.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
28 Sep 2007
fresh:
...Julie Taymor's rhapsodic mash note to John, Paul, George and Ringo falls just short of breathtaking.
– Amy Biancolli,
Houston Chronicle,
28 Sep 2007
fresh:
[A] visionary attempt to wed a story of young love and 1960s war protest to the Lennon-McCartney catalog.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct 2007
fresh:
Across the Universe isn't beholden to any stage incarnation. It owes its vision to the vibrant imagination of its director, who created a musical that reminds us how cultural-political events can change our tune.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
5 Oct 2007
rotten:
...the long and winding road that is Julie Taymor's opulent, eye-filling, and disappointingly uninvolving musical extravaganza...
– Jonathan F. Richards,
Film.com,
19 Oct 2007
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