Blinded by the Light

Blinded by the Light

Blinded by the Light

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Blinded by the Light

"For anyone who has ever wanted to dream. You're not alone."

2019

1h 57m

6.9(597 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

In 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen.

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Netflix

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Production Companies

Bend It Films

Ingenious Media

Levantine Films

Cornerstone Films

New Line Cinema

Endeavor Content

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

28 members

Acting

Viveik Kalra

Javed

Viveik Kalra

Acting

Nell Williams

Eliza

Nell Williams

Acting

Hayley Atwell

Ms Clay

Hayley Atwell

Acting

Kulvinder Ghir

Malik

Kulvinder Ghir

Acting

Aaron Phagura

Roops

Aaron Phagura

Acting

Dean-Charles Chapman

Matt

Dean-Charles Chapman

Acting

Meera Ganatra

Noor

No Image

Acting

Nikita Mehta

Shazia

Nikita Mehta

Acting

Tara Divina

Yasmeen

No Image

Acting

Rob Brydon

Matt's Dad

Rob Brydon

Acting

Frankie Fox

Colin Hand

No Image

Acting

Sally Phillips

Mrs. Anderson

Sally Phillips

Acting

Sofia Abbasi

1980's Local Resident

Sofia Abbasi

Acting

Asheq Akhtar

Butcher

Asheq Akhtar

Acting

Vincent Andriano

Billy

Vincent Andriano

Acting

David Hayman

Mr. Evans

David Hayman

Acting

Lorraine Ashbourne

Kathy

Lorraine Ashbourne

Acting

Marcus Brigstocke

Eliza’s Dad

Marcus Brigstocke

Acting

Olivia Poulet

Eliza’s Mum

Olivia Poulet

Acting

Jeff Mirza

Mr. Shah

Jeff Mirza

Acting

Kit Reeve

Emma

Kit Reeve

Writing

Ronak Chadha Berges

Javed (10)

No Image

Acting

Billy Barratt

Matt (10)

Billy Barratt

Acting

Kriss Dosanjh

Mr Singh

Kriss Dosanjh

Acting

James Ballanger

Passport Official

James Ballanger

Writing

Kumiko Chadha Berges

Lilly

No Image

Acting

Robert Ryan

Protester

Robert Ryan

Acting

Lee Barnett

Foreman

No Image

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