badelf
Mar 26, 2025
7/10
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.
Love & Mercy
Visit website7.1/10 • 685
2015-05-29 • 2h 0m
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The Life, Love and Genius of Brian Wilson
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.
- Directors
- Bill Pohlad
- Editors
- Dino Jonsäter
DramaMusicHistory
Love & Mercy
Visit website2015-05-29 • 2h 0m
7.1/10 • 685
The Life, Love and Genius of Brian Wilson
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.
- Directors
- Bill Pohlad
- Editors
- Dino Jonsäter
Top Billed Cast
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Paul Dano
Brian Wilson 1960s
John Cusack
Brian Wilson 1980s
Elizabeth Banks
Melinda Ledbetter
Paul Giamatti
Dr. Eugene Landy
Jake Abel
Mike Love
Kenny Wormald
Dennis Wilson
Brett Davern
Carl Wilson
Graham Rogers
Al Jardine
Erin Darke
Marilyn Wilson
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