Love & Mercy

May 29, 2015

2h 0m

★ 7.1

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.

Genres

Drama

Music

History

Production Companies

John Wells Productions

River Road Entertainment

Battle Mountain Films

Love & Mercy Trailers

Cast

Brian Wilson 1960s

Paul Dano

Brian Wilson 1980s

John Cusack

Melinda Ledbetter

Elizabeth Banks

Dr. Eugene Landy

Paul Giamatti

Mike Love

Jake Abel

Dennis Wilson

Kenny Wormald

Carl Wilson

Brett Davern

Al Jardine

Graham Rogers

Marilyn Wilson

Erin Darke

Murry Wilson

Bill Camp

Audree Wilson

Joanna Going

Bruce Johnston

Nick Gehlfuss

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