Performing was Bobby Darin's life. He came alive onstage, even when he was near collapse offstage. In Beyond The Sea, Bobby (Kevin Spacey), tells us his own story, in his last great performance.
,br>With a heart damaged by rheumatic fever, little Bobby isn't expected to survive to age 15. But when his mother Polly (Brenda Blethyn) opens his eyes to the joy of music, Bobby finds the inspiration he needs to stay alive. With the help of his mother, older sister Nina (Caroline Aaron) and Nina's husband Charlie (Bob Hoskins), Bobby becomes a star. Working with his best friend-turned manager Steve Blauner (John Goodman), Bobby charts his own stubbornly eclectic musical path.

Turning his sights beyond music, Bobby launches a movie career and marries America's favourite young star Sandra Dee (Kate Bosworth). But Bobby's relentless professional ambition had begun to poison his private life and the late 60s find him isolated, confused and without direction. With his childhood illness catching up with him, Bobby must look to his family, friends and extraordinary talent to quell his demons and accept who he is and what his life has meant.

Synopsis

It was the 1950s and Bobby Darin (Kevin Spacey) was king. He was everywhere - music, television and movies. He won a Grammy Award and was nominated for an Oscar. He married Sandra Dee (Kate Bosworth), his beautiful leading lady. He wrote 163 songs and made 186 recordings. He sold tens of millions of records. Bobby Darin was one of the lucky few to realise his lifelong ambition of "making it big".