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Blinded by the Light
Directed by
Gurinder Chadha
PG-13
2019
1h 57m
Comedy
,
Drama
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and more
6.9
89%
91%
From $3.99
In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen.
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Cast of Blinded by the Light
Viveik Kalra
Javed
Nell Williams
Eliza
Hayley Atwell
Ms Clay
Kulvinder Ghir
Malik
Aaron Phagura
Roops
Dean-Charles Chapman
Matt
Meera Ganatra
Noor
Nikita Mehta
Shazia
Tara Divina
Yasmeen
Rob Brydon
Matt's Dad
Frankie Fox
Colin Hand
Sally Phillips
Mrs. Anderson
Sofia Abbasi
1980's Local Resident
Asheq Akhtar
Butcher
Vincent Andriano
Billy
David Hayman
Mr. Evans
Lorraine Ashbourne
Kathy
Marcus Brigstocke
Eliza’s Dad
Olivia Poulet
Eliza’s Mum
Jeff Mirza
Mr. Shah
Kit Reeve
Emma
Ronak Chadha Berges
Javed (10)
Billy Barratt
Matt (10)
Kriss Dosanjh
Mr Singh
James Ballanger
Passport Official
Kumiko Chadha Berges
Lilly
Robert Ryan
Protester
Lee Barnett
Foreman
Gurinder Chadha
Director / Writer / Producer
Sarfraz Manzoor
Writer
Paul Mayeda Berges
Writer
Jane Barclay
Producer
Jamal Daniel
Producer
Blinded by the Light Ratings & Reviews
Toronto122
February 17, 2025
An absolutely underrated gem. This is about discovering music. If you've ever been moved by music and held onto that passion over the years, this movie is for you. Loving Springsteen doesn't hurt.
Chicago Reader
Cody Corrall
Most of the film's emotional weight is undermined by cheesy sing-alongs with the lyrics visualized in such a garish way that the supposed thematic significance bashes the audience in the head.
Baltimore Magazine
Max Weiss
Much of the film plays out in a predictable, if charming, way.
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
Despite its predictability, it conveys what it's like to be enraptured by a rock idol.
Culturess
Kristen Lopez
If you're seeking a cutesy movie with some recognizable songs, this will do.
MovieFreak.com
Sara Michelle Fetters
It is almost as if the movie's more noticeable imperfections only end up making the feature as a whole even more infectiously intoxicating.
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper
Even when it feels as if we've seen this movie before, we've never seen it set to the sounds of the Boss, and we've never seen it from the point of view of this particular terrific kid and his family.
CNN.com
Brian Lowry
"Blinded by the Light" represents such a sweet, easy-to-relate-to story that it deserves to be seen, at the least, by anyone who has shown a little faith that there's magic in the arts -- either in music, or a darkened theater.
Tribune News Service
Rick Bentley
Other than a few blips, Blinded by the Light is a production that is as strong as any Springsteen anthem and as inspiring as any lyrics by the Boss.
Truthdig
Carrie Rickey
Watching the teenage Javed become his own man is the best time I've had at the movies this year.
RogerEbert.com
Sheila O'Malley
Blinded by the Light at its very best, captures the experience of being a fan, the pure exhilaration of it, and the sense of your vision opening out to vistas beyond your horizon.
Movie Mom
Nell Minow
As in "Bend it Like Beckham," Chadha's gift for kinetic storytelling reflects the turbulent emotion of the young protagonists.
The New Yorker
Richard Brody
It's a dream of inclusion that feels narrow, a vision of liberation that feels constrained, a view of progress that feels like a lockstep into the future.
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
"Nobody wins unless everybody wins," Springsteen likes to say. This little movie is a big winner.
Detroit News
Adam Graham
A lesser film would have put more focus on Bruce himself, but Chadha wisely makes "Blinded by the Light" Javed's story.
NPR
Chris Klimek
While nothing that happens is surprising, nearly all of it is performed with soulfulness and conviction and charm.
Observer
Oliver Jones
It's far from subtle, more than a little sudsy, but also pleasingly direct and full of heart.
New York Times
Glenn Kenny
These songs have the power to move, inspire, make you dance. For the first time in my experience of Springsteen, they made me want to hide under my seat.
TIME Magazine
Stephanie Zacharek
Joyous and funny even as it strikes the occasional melancholy chord, Blinded by the Light is a testament to the small miracle of how the right music manages to find us at just the right time...
Austin Chronicle
Steve Davis
The movie is a lovely feel-good experience, even when it traverses certain cultural tropes and amplifies emotions beyond what you might rationally imagine.
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