A Complete Unknown
The ballad of a true original.
New York, early 1960s.Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.
- Director
- James Mangold
- Worldwide
- $141M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.
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The record
Awards
1 win
Academy Awards
1 win
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor
The numbers
Box Office & Release
A Complete Unknown returned 2.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $65M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $141M
- Release date
- Dec 25, 2024
- Runtime
- 2h 21m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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