A Complete Unknown

About A Complete Unknown

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.

A Complete Unknown (2024) is a music film directed by James Mangold. At 141 minutes long, it arrived in December 2024.

The film is filed under musician, singer-songwriter, folk music, and fictionalized history. The story is adapted from a novel.

Timothée Chalamet takes the lead as Bob Dylan, Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo, and Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez. The screenplay is by James Mangold and Jay Cocks. It comes from Range Media Partners, Searchlight Pictures, and The Picture Company. In the United States it streams on Hulu.

Michael, Inside Llewyn Davis, and Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin' make useful companions to A Complete Unknown, all filed under 1960s, biography, and music history. TMDB voters put it at 7.1 out of 10 across 1,608 votes and it carries a R rating.