Love & Mercy (2015)

  • PG-13
  • 03/15/2015 (US)
  • Drama, Music, History
  • 2h

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.

Bill Pohlad

Director

Oren Moverman

Screenplay

Cast

Paul Dano's headshot

Paul Dano

Brian Wilson 1960s
John Cusack's headshot

John Cusack

Brian Wilson 1980s
Elizabeth Banks's headshot

Elizabeth Banks

Melinda Ledbetter
Paul Giamatti's headshot

Paul Giamatti

Dr. Eugene Landy
Jake Abel's headshot

Jake Abel

Mike Love
Kenny Wormald's headshot

Kenny Wormald

Dennis Wilson
Brett Davern's headshot

Brett Davern

Carl Wilson
Graham Rogers's headshot

Graham Rogers

Al Jardine

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