Tommy
PG

Tommy

Your senses will never be the same.

1975 • 111 min • Drama · Music

Synopsis

After a series of traumatic childhood events, a psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult.

Our family guide

Best from age 16
83
Movie Knight Score
379 reviews
  • 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
  • 65 Audience · 378 · 49%

After witnessing a traumatic event, a young boy becomes psychosomatically deaf, mute, and blind. He later discovers an extraordinary talent for pinball, transforming him into a messianic figure and the subject of a devoted following. The story explores fame, exploitation, and spiritual seeking.

Violence & peril
6/10
Language
4/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
7/10
Romance & sensuality
6/10
Scary moments
5/10

Heads up

  • Depiction of child abuse
  • Psychedelic imagery
  • Brief suggestive content

What it models well

  • Resilience in adversity
  • Searching for meaning
  • Finding unique talents

Talk about it after

  • The nature of faith and idolization
  • How trauma affects individuals
  • Coping with intense sensory experiences

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Top billed cast

Director: Ken Russell • Crew: Ken Russell

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Reviewer notes

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"Tommy" (Barry Winch) is a young lad who lives an almost zombified existence with his mother "Nora" (Ann-Margret) and her second husband "Frank" (Oliver Reed). Flashback tells us that her first husband (Robert Powell) was a gallant flier during the second world war who didn't make it through, and so born on VE Day, the young baby might have been forgiven for thinking that all the flags and fanfare was for him!…

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