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Danny Collins (2015)

★ 6.7 · 579 ratings on TMDB

A letter from John Lennon changed his life

Danny Collins poster★ 6.7

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.

DirectorDan Fogelman
CastAl Pacino, Annette Bening, Bobby Cannavale, Christopher Plummer, Giselle Eisenberg, Jennifer Garner
GenresComedy, Drama, Music
The emergence reading

Danny Collins keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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