15 Awesome Movies To Watch This Summer (Which Aren't Blockbusters)

13. Love & Mercy

Release Date: June 5 The Plot: A biopic of famously reclusive Beach Boys musician and song-writer Brian Wilson, presented through dual narratives in both the 1960s (played by Paul Dano) and the 1980s (played by John Cusack), covering his early successes and later struggle with mental illness. Why It's Going To Be Awesome: Reviews from the Toronto Film Festival were generous in doling out praise, commending both central actors as well as the immaculate period detail and the peculiar parallel narrative gimmick. In addition, Paul Giamatti (as Wilson's manipulative therapist) and Elizabeth Banks (as a woman intent on as saving him from this manipulation) are also said to be strong support in a movie which firmly rejects the traditional biopic treatment.