A Complete Unknown Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Dec. 24, 2024

A Complete Unknown

Release Date: Wednesday, December 25, 2024 Theaters

Starring: Timothee Chalamet • Monica Barbaro • Boyd Holbrook • Scoot McNairy • Dan Fogler

Screenwriter: James Mangold

R Biography N/A

5 / 5

84% WILL SEE 16% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: Set in the influential New York music scene of the early 60s, A Complete Unknown follows 19-year-old Minnesota musician BOB DYLAN’s (Timothée Chalamet) meteoric rise as a folk singer to concert halls and the top of the charts – his songs and mystique becoming a worldwide sensation – culminating in his groundbreaking electric rock and roll performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in A Complete Unknown.

T
Timothee Chalamet
... Bob Dylan

Marty Supreme, Call Me by Your Name
M
Monica Barbaro
... Joan Baez

Top Gun: Maverick, Crime 101
Boyd Holbrook
The Predator, Gone Girl
S
Scoot McNairy
Nightbitch, Speak No Evil
Dan Fogler
Verona’s Romeo & Juliet, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
W
Will Harrison
Manhunt (limited series)
Charlie Tahan
I'll Be Right There, Witchboard
Elle Fanning
The Nightingale, Olive's Ocean

Crew Behind the Film

The A Complete Unknown behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's writer James Mangold last wrote Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and Walk the Line.

Director: —
Screenwriter: James Mangold
Producers: Fred Berger
Bob Bookman
Alan Gasmer
Peter Jaysen
James Mangold

Studios: Searchlight Pictures
Production Company: The Picture Company; Veritas Entertainment Group

Production Details

What we know about the A Complete Unknown movie production.

Key Facts

Based on the true story and the book "Dylan Goes Electric" by Elijah Wald.

Production Updates for A Complete Unknown

Oct 2024

Completed

Changed A Complete Unknown movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jul 2024

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Apr 2024

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Now filming in New Jersey.

May 2023

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Production begins this summer in New York.

Jan 2020

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for language
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Going Electric (Bob Dylan Untitled)
Language: English

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Official Trailer

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Official Teaser

Release Dates

When was the film released?

A Complete Unknown was released in nationwide movie theaters on Wednesday, December 25, 2024. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including Babygirl, Nosferatu and The Fire Inside.