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Love & Mercy

2015·2h 1m·PG-13
DramaBiographyMusic
IMDb Rating
★ 7.4/10
45,603 votes
Metascore
80
Metacritic

In the 60s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 80s, he's a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady therapist, Dr. Eugene Landy.

Love & Mercy is a 2015 drama biography movie directed by Bill Pohlad, starring John Cusack, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Dano. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.4/10 from 45,603 votes and runs 2h 1m.

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Director
Bill Pohlad
Stars
John Cusack
Elizabeth Banks
Paul Dano
Paul Giamatti
Details
2015-06-19
121 min
Movie
PG-13
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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