The drama tells the story of John Lennon's teenage years in Liverpool and the start of his journey to becoming a successful musician. The story also examines the impact on his early life and personality of the two dominant females in his childhood.
Nominated for 3 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 6 wins & 18 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Nowhere Boy is a poignant reminder that before the world was at his command, John Lennon was a bit like you and me.
– Joe Williams,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
15 Oct 2010
fresh:
This portrait of a Beatle as a young man also gives filmmaker Sam Taylor-Wood, working on a thoughtful script by Matt Greenhalgh, creative room to manoeuvre, introducing us to John just as he and rock 'n' roll discover one another.
– Stephen Cole,
Globe and Mail,
15 Oct 2010
fresh:
More love triangle than musical, the effective and often sweet Nowhere Boy offers a sense of the time and tension that produced John Lennon.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
15 Oct 2010
fresh:
The events chronicled are all longstanding Beatles legends, though director Sam Taylor-Wood manages to stage even the most portentous moments without making you feel a celestial choir is in order.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
15 Oct 2010
rotten:
Taylor-Wood has specialized in video installations and off-kilter portraits, and it was tempting to hope that her take on Lennon would unsettle and provoke. Instead, she stays resolutely on-kilter, as if awed into numbness by her subject.