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Love & Mercy

2015 · 120 min

A tender, unsettling portrait of genius and control, alternating between creative euphoria and suffocating manipulation.

Directed by
Bill Pohlad
Genres
Drama, Music, History
Starring
Paul Dano, John Cusack, Elizabeth Banks
Tagline
The Life, Love and Genius of Brian Wilson
Overview
In the late 1960s, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson stops touring, produces "Pet Sounds" and begins to lose his grip on reality. By the 1980s, under the sway of a controlling therapist, he finds a savior in Melinda Ledbetter.

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Directed by
Bill Pohlad
Genres
Drama, Music, History
Starring
Paul Dano, John Cusack, Elizabeth Banks
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • identity
  • love
  • power
  • art
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, music, history
Directed by
Bill Pohlad
Written by
Oren Moverman, Michael A. Lerner
Starring
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Music
Atticus Ross
Cinematography
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Runtime
120 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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