Across the Universe
2007 · Movie · 2h 13m · PG-13
DramaRomanceFantasy
"All you need is love."
Overview
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.
Ratings
TMDB
7.1/10
Key crew
- Julie TaymorDirector
- Dick ClementScreenplay
- Ian La FrenaisScreenplay
- Elliot GoldenthalOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Evan Rachel WoodLucy Carrigan
- Jim SturgessJude
- Joe AndersonMax Carrigan
- Dana FuchsSadie
- Martin LutherJo-Jo
- T.V. CarpioPrudence
- Spencer LiffDaniel
- Lisa Dwyer HoggMolly
- Nicholas LumleyCyril
- Michael RyanPhil
- Angela MounseyMartha Feeny (Jude's Mother)
- Robert ClohessyWesley "Wes" Huber (Jude's Father)
Stills
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Themes
vietnam warprotestmusicalliverpool, englandriotcultural differenceuniversityfantasy sequenceanti warpolice arrestmarchwoman director