"Across the Universe" is a love story set against the backdrop of the 1960s—and the music of The Beatles-- amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, mind exploration and rock 'n roll, moving from the dockyards of Liverpool to the creative psychedelia of Greenwich Village . The star-crossed lovers, Jude and Lucy, along with a small group of friends and musicians, are swept into the emerging anti-war and counterculture movements, with "Dr. Robert" and "Mr. Kite" as their guides.