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Danny Collins

Danny Collins

A letter from John Lennon changed his life

20156.71h 47m

Overview

An ageing hard-living 1970s rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon.

Directed by Dan Fogelman
Written by Dan Fogelman
Produced by Jessie Nelson, Nimitt Mankad
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $10.8M

Top Cast

Al Pacino

Al Pacino

Danny Collins

Annette Bening

Annette Bening

Mary Sinclair

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Frank Grubman

Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Garner

Samantha Leigh Donnelly

Bobby Cannavale

Bobby Cannavale

Tom Donnelly

Nick Offerman

Nick Offerman

Guy DeLoach

Josh Peck

Josh Peck

Nicky Ernst

Katarina Čas

Katarina Čas

Sophie

Giselle Eisenberg

Giselle Eisenberg

Hope Donnelly

Melissa Benoist

Melissa Benoist

Jamie

Themes & Keywords

concertmusicianrock starbased on true storylos angeles, californiacheerfulmiddle age

About Danny Collins

Danny Collins is a music, comedy, drama film released in 2015 exploring themes of concert, musician, rock star, based on true story, los angeles, california, cheerful. Directed by Dan Fogelman, it stars Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Christopher Plummer. An ageing hard-living 1970s rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon.

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