Across the Universe Currently 2.60/5 1 2 3 4 5 Rating: 2.6/5 (15 votes cast) Character: Singing Nurses Released: October 12, 2007 Directed by: Julie Taymor Written by: Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais Genre: Drama / Romantic / Musical

A love story set against the backdrop of the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, mind exploration and rock 'n roll, the film moves from the dockyards of Liverpool to the creative psychedelia of Greenwich Village, from the riot-torn streets of Detroit to the killing fields of Vietnam. The star-crossed lovers, Jude and Lucy, along with a small group of friends and musicians, are swept up into the emerging anti-war and counterculture movements, with 'Dr. Robert' and 'Mr. Kite' as their guides. Tumultuous forces outside their control ultimately tear the young lovers apart, forcing Jude and Lucy – against all odds – to find their own way back to each other.