Across the Universe

2007 · Directed by Julie Taymor

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.

drama fantasy musical

Cast: Salma Hayek, Logan Marshall-Green, Evan Rachel Wood, Eddie Izzard, Dylan Baker, Harry Lennix, Robert Clohessy, Lynn Cohen, Bill Irwin, Linda Emond

Rating: 7.145/10 from 1,162 votes