Blinded by the Light
“For anyone who has ever wanted to dream. You're not alone.”
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.
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Studio
Bend It Films
Language
en
Status
Released
How Blinded by the Light performed
Budget
$8.3M
Worldwide Gross
$18.1M
Gross Profit
$9.8M
Return
2.2× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$3M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Javed
Viveik Kalra
Javed
Eliza
Nell Williams
Eliza
Ms Clay
Hayley Atwell
Ms Clay
Malik
Kulvinder Ghir
Malik
Roops
Aaron Phagura
Roops
Matt
Dean-Charles Chapman
Matt
Noor
Meera Ganatra
Noor
Shazia
Nikita Mehta
Shazia
Yasmeen
Tara Divina
Yasmeen
Matt's Dad
Rob Brydon
Matt's Dad
Colin Hand
Frankie Fox
Colin Hand
Mrs. Anderson
Sally Phillips
Mrs. Anderson
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