Love & Mercy

Love & Mercy

The Life, Love and Genius of Brian Wilson

Directed by Bill Pohlad

Produced by John Wells Productions, River Road Entertainment

2015120 min7.1 / 10

A dual-timeline biography of Brian Wilson's creative genius and psychological fragility, anchored by an unexpected romance that offers redemption amid isolation and control.

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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