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badelf
★ 7/10 • Mar 26, 2025
A really interesting love story. A really interesting story of mental illness. And somehow, it misses its potential like an underachiever. I loved the sound track though.
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Love & Mercy
"The Life, Love and Genius of Brian Wilson"
2015 • 2h 0m • ★ 7.1 (734 votes) Released
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.
Director
Bill Pohlad
Screenplay
Oren Moverman
Writer
Michael A. Lerner
Rating
7.1
Runtime
120 min
Budget
$10.0M
Revenue
$28.6M
Profit/Loss
+18.6M
Production
John Wells Productions
River Road Entertainment Battle Mountain Films
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Keywords
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