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Nowhere Boy

Nowhere Boy is a 2009 British biographical drama film, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson in her directorial debut. Written by Matt Greenhalgh, it is based on Julia Baird's biography of her half-brother, the musician John Lennon. Nowhere Boy is about the teenage years of Lennon (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), his relationships with his aunt Mimi Smith (Kristin Scott…

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Based on
Imagine This: Growing Up with My Brother John Lennon by Julia Baird
Box office
$6.6 million
Budget
£1.2 million
Cinematography
Seamus McGarvey
Country
United Kingdom
Directed by
Sam Taylor-Johnson

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Nowhere Boy

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Avg. degree1.98
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Nowhere Boy

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related to Awards · 12
Nowhere Boy → Anne-Marie Duff, Audience Choice Award, Best Feature, Best Supporting Actress, British, British Academy Film Awards, Kristin Scott Thomas, Outstanding British Film, Outstanding Debut, Sam Taylor-Johnson, San Diego Film Festival, The
Starring · 6
Nowhere Boy → Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Anne-Marie Duff, David Morrissey, David Threlfall, Kristin Scott Thomas, Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Production companies · 5
Nowhere Boy → Ecosse Films, Film4, HanWay Films, Icon Entertainment International, UK Film Council
related to External links · 4
Nowhere Boy → Box Office MojoNowhere Boy, IMDbNowhere Boy, Metacritic, Rotten TomatoesNowhere Boy
Produced by · 2
Nowhere Boy → Douglas Rae, Robert Bernstein
Release dates · 2
Nowhere Boy → 26 December 2009 (2009-12-26) (United Kingdom), 29 October 2009 (2009-10-29) (London)
Based on · 1
Nowhere Boy → Imagine This: Growing Up with My Brother John Lennon by Julia Baird
Box office · 1
Nowhere Boy → $6.6 million
Budget · 1
Nowhere Boy → £1.2 million
Cinematography · 1
Nowhere Boy → Seamus McGarvey

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Nowhere BoyBased onImagine This: Growing Up with My Brother John Lennon by Julia Baird1.00infobox
Nowhere BoyBox office$6.6 million1.00infobox
Nowhere BoyBudget£1.2 million1.00infobox
Nowhere BoyCinematographySeamus McGarvey1.00infobox
Nowhere BoyCountryUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Nowhere BoyDirected bySam Taylor-Johnson1.00infobox
Nowhere BoyDistributed byIcon Film Distribution1.00infobox
Nowhere BoyEdited byLisa Gunning1.00infobox
Nowhere BoyLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Nowhere BoyMusic byGoldfrapp1.00infobox
Nowhere BoyProduced byRobert Bernstein1.00infobox
Nowhere BoyProduced byDouglas Rae1.00infobox
Nowhere BoyProduction companiesIcon Entertainment International1.00infobox
Nowhere BoyProduction companiesFilm41.00infobox
Nowhere BoyProduction companiesUK Film Council1.00infobox
Nowhere BoyProduction companiesEcosse Films1.00infobox
Nowhere BoyProduction companiesHanWay Films1.00infobox
Nowhere BoyRelease dates29 October 2009 (2009-10-29) (London)1.00infobox
Nowhere BoyRelease dates26 December 2009 (2009-12-26) (United Kingdom)1.00infobox
Nowhere BoyRunning time97 minutes1.00infobox
Nowhere BoyScreenplay byMatt Greenhalgh1.00infobox
Nowhere BoyStarringAaron Taylor-Johnson1.00infobox
Nowhere BoyStarringAnne-Marie Duff1.00infobox
Nowhere BoyStarringKristin Scott Thomas1.00infobox
Nowhere BoyStarringDavid Threlfall1.00infobox
Nowhere BoyStarringThomas Brodie-Sangster1.00infobox
Nowhere BoyStarringDavid Morrissey1.00infobox
Nowhere Boyis a2009 British biographical drama film0.90text

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