Want to know the best Beatles movies? How about the worst Beatles movies? Curious about Beatles box office grosses or which Beatles movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Beatles movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well, you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The group was comprised of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, are regarded as the most influential band of all time. The Beatles made a handful of movies together and a few more individually. This page will look at all the movies that made together and apart.
This page has two tables of information. Table one ranks Beatle movies in chronological order. Table two ranks Beatles movies and ALL the other movies made by the four members. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences, and get some award recognition.
Beatles Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1964
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
1981
Time Bandits (1981)
1965
Help! (1965)
1979
Life of Brian (1979)
1968
Candy (1968)
1968
Yellow Submarine (1968)
1986
Mona Lisa (1986)
2016
The Beatles Eight Days A Week The Touring Years (2016)
1969
Let It Be (1969)
2022
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert (2022)
1969
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
1987
Withnail & I (1987)
2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
1987
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
1989
Powwow Highway (1989)
1989
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
1987
Bellman and True (1987)
1987
Five Corners (1987)
1973
That'll Be the Day (1973)
1971
Blindman (1971)
1984
A Private Function (1984)
1969
The Magic Christian (1969)
1990
Nuns on the Run (1990)
1988
Track 29 (1988)
1975
Lisztomania (1975)
1988
The Raggedy Rawney (1988)
1967
How I Won the War (1967)
1971
200 Motels (1971)
1984
Give My Regards to Broad St. (1984)
1981
Caveman (1981)
1971
Up Your Legs Forever (1971)
1985
Water (1985)
1973
Son of Dracula (1973)
1989
Checking Out (1989)
1977
Sextette (1977)
1986
Shanghai Surprise (1986)
Beatles And Alumni Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies any way you want.
- Sort which Beatles member was in the movie.
- Sort movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort movies by how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each movie received.
- Sort movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | A Hard Day's Night (1964) | The Beatles | 16.20 | 185.3 | 185.30 | 9 | 89 | 02 / 00 | 98.5 | |
| 2 | Time Bandits (1981) | Produced by George Harrison | 42.40 | 164.3 | 164.30 | 11 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 95.3 | |
| 3 | Help! (1965) | The Beatles | 16.20 | 171.4 | 171.40 | 14 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 95.0 | |
| 4 | Life of Brian (1979) | George Harrison - Actor & Producer |
19.40 | 83.3 | 83.30 | 47 | 88 | 00 / 00 | 89.5 | |
| 5 | Candy (1968) | Ringo Starr | 21.10 | 173.3 | 173.30 | 13 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 6 | Yellow Submarine (1968) | The Beatles | 8.60 | 70.5 | 70.50 | 44 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 83.0 | |
| 7 | Mona Lisa (1986) | Produced by George Harrison | 5.80 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 98 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 76.4 | |
| 7 | The Beatles Eight Days A Week The Touring Years (2016) | The Beatles & Directed by Ron Howard |
2.90 | 3.7 | 15.30 | 194 | 87 | 00 / 00 | 75.8 | |
| 9 | Let It Be (1969) | The Beatles | 1.00 | 7.8 | 7.80 | 134 | 81 | 01 / 01 | 73.4 | |
| 10 | The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert (2022) | Concert Fim | 0.90 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 124 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 69.1 | |
| 10 | Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) | John Lennon | 2.90 | 21.7 | 21.70 | 75 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 67.1 | |
| 11 | Withnail & I (1987) | Produced by George Harrison | 1.50 | 4.3 | 4.30 | 152 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 65.8 | |
| 12 | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) | Ringo Starr | 9.60 | 12.0 | 12.00 | 143 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 60.9 | |
| 13 | The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987) | Produced by George Harrison | 0.60 | 1.7 | 1.70 | 196 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 57.1 | |
| 14 | Powwow Highway (1989) | Produced by George Harrison | 0.30 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 189 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 56.6 | |
| 15 | How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) | Produced by George Harrison | 0.40 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 183 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.1 | |
| 16 | Bellman and True (1987) | Produced by George Harrison | 0.20 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 216 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 50.8 | |
| 17 | Five Corners (1987) | Produced by George Harrison | 1.00 | 2.7 | 2.70 | 179 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 50.0 | |
| 20 | That'll Be the Day (1973) | Ringo Starr | 2.40 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 112 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 47.8 | |
| 18 | Blindman (1971) | Ringo Starr | 1.10 | 6.9 | 6.90 | 153 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 47.7 | |
| 19 | A Private Function (1984) | George Harrison - Actor & Producer |
2.50 | 8.1 | 8.10 | 130 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 47.3 | |
| 21 | The Magic Christian (1969) | Ringo Starr | 2.00 | 15.2 | 15.20 | 98 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 46.9 | |
| 22 | Nuns on the Run (1990) | Produced by George Harrison | 11.00 | 27.9 | 27.90 | 95 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 45.8 | |
| 23 | Track 29 (1988) | Produced by George Harrison | 0.40 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 216 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.6 | |
| 24 | Lisztomania (1975) | Ringo Starr | 0.80 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 144 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 29.4 | |
| 25 | The Raggedy Rawney (1988) | Produced by George Harrison | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 268 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 28.9 | |
| 26 | How I Won the War (1967) | John Lennon | 1.20 | 11.1 | 11.10 | 130 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 27.2 | |
| 27 | 200 Motels (1971) | Ringo Starr | 1.00 | 6.2 | 6.20 | 161 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 25.0 | |
| 28 | Give My Regards to Broad St. (1984) | Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr |
1.40 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 151 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 24.1 | |
| 29 | Caveman (1981) | Ringo Starr | 16.00 | 61.9 | 61.90 | 53 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 21.8 | |
| 30 | Up Your Legs Forever (1971) | Directed by John Lennon | 0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 184 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.5 | |
| 31 | Water (1985) | Produced by George Harrison | 0.50 | 1.5 | 3.80 | 165 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.8 | |
| 33 | Son of Dracula (1973) | Ringo Starr | 1.70 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 132 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 4.6 | |
| 32 | Checking Out (1989) | Produced by George Harrison | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 242 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.4 | |
| 34 | Sextette (1977) | Ringo Starr | 4.30 | 20.9 | 20.90 | 87 | 28 | 00 / 00 | 1.6 | |
| 35 | Shanghai Surprise (1986) | George Harrison - Actor & Producer |
2.30 | 6.7 | 6.70 | 143 | 26 | 00 / 00 | 0.5 |
The Beatles
George Harrison (1943 – 2001)
John Lennon (1940-1980)
Paul McCartney (1942-)
Ringo Starr (1940-)
We have also ranked 49 Top 40 songs by The Beatles if you are interested. Just click on the following link to see those songs ranked. Beatles Top 40 Songs Ranked.
Cogerson, congratulations on completing the Joel project.
i saw all 4 of the beatles movies. i am amazed at george’s producing career. i saw 5 others. beatles movies are bad movies but fun. hidden gems mona lisa, life of bryan. time bandits is on watchlist.
my sister saw the beatles live in Dallas,TX september 1964 at age 11.
i hope your next project includes completing oscar winning best actors and actresses.
Hey bob cox…..thanks for the congrats….not sure when I decided to do this project…but I know it was years ago….it has been weird that the Joel book has been sitting on my book shelf for the last week unused. Bob would say that is a good thing. George had a very successful movie producing career…I think his bad experience on Shanghai Surprise made him stop wanting to spend his time making movies. As for my next project…yep…knocking out those Oscar winners is on the plate…only one Best Actress Winner to go.
Great UMR Page
Thank you Mike.
I know you probably did not plan it this way, but you have published this the day before John Lennon would have turned 80 years old.
I have seen only 4 of these movies, all in the top 10.
Favourite Beatles Movies:
A Hard Day’s Night
Monty Python’s Life of Brian
Yellow Submarine
Other Beatles Movies:
Oh! What a Lovely War
Hey Flora…you are correct….this page coming out a day before Lennon would have turned 80 was a happy accident. I had planned on sharing this page on Facebook….but I got so busy I still have not done that. Tally count: 11 for me and 4 for you. I have seen all 3 of the Beatles movies that you have seen. Good feedback as always.
Saw Hard Day’s Night at the Regency Revival Theater in the city after watching it on TV. My mother brought me to see Help! back in 1965, why I don’t know. She could have been their mother at the time.
I actually liked Caveman back then, no 10 best but it was entertaining.
Hey Dan… good memories of you, The Beatles, the 1960s and your mom. As for Caveman….I remember kids in school talking about that movie…and then it played on HBO regularly….this was when HBO was king. I remember getting the monthly guide and would rip up the bill…..and take out the guide…and make my plan for the month. Good feedback as always.
And we are DONE! Years ago I thought it would be a good idea to do an UMR page on every subject in Consumer Reports’ Rating the Movie Stars (1983). That book written by Joel Hirschhorn rated 410 stars. Well…this Beatles movie page is the 410th and final page. Now I will take a deep sigh of relief…..now onto to the next project.
As for the movies listed here….I have seen 11 of the movies. 2 of the all Beatles ones….Yellow Submarine and A Hard Day’s Night. None of the John Lennon movies…heck I had not even heard of the John Lennon directed Up Your Legs Forever. I have seen Paul McCartney’s only other movie…Give My Regards To Broad Street (great soundtrack…ok movie). 4 of the Ringo Starr movies (counting Give My Regards….). Caveman is a guilty pleasure. And finally, 6 of the George Harrison produced movies with Mona Lisa and Time Bandits being my favorites.