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.
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🔍 Search on JustWatch →This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.
Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.
For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.
Director: Bill Pohlad
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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.
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
Bill Camp
Murry Wilson
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