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Across the Universe

2007 Film Synopsis & Plot Summary

7.1/10

Rating

133 min

Runtime

2007

Release Year

Julie Taymor

Director

Cast

Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs, Martin Luther

Quick Synopsis

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.

Full Plot Summary of Across the Universe

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.

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