Favorite Beatles Song That Inspired a Movie Title
by penchofifteenpolls | created - 27 Jun 2019 | updated - 28 Jun 2019 | PublicThe Beatles are often considered the most influential band of all time, and this influence goes beyond music.
Their songs are so important that many of them have given or inspired movie titles.
Which of The Beatles songs that inspired a movie title is your favorite?
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1. Yesterday (III) (2019)
PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music
A struggling musician realizes he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate reality where they never existed.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Himesh Patel, Lily James, Sophia Di Martino, Ellise Chappell
Votes: 167,674 | Gross: $73.29M
Yesterday
2. A Hard Day's Night (1964)
G | 87 min | Comedy, Musical
Over two "typical" days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Sir Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV performance.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
Votes: 48,074 | Gross: $13.78M
A Hard Days Night
3. Help! (1965)
G | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Musical
Sir Ringo Starr finds himself the human sacrifice target of a cult, and his fellow members of The Beatles must try to protect him from it.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
Votes: 21,114 | Gross: $13.08M
Help!
4. Magical Mystery Tour (1967 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 55 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
The Beatles charter a special bus for a surreal mystery tour.
Directors: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Bernard Knowles | Stars: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
Votes: 7,895
Magical Mystery Tour
5. Yellow Submarine (1968)
G | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Beatles agree to accompany Captain Fred in his yellow submarine and go to Pepperland to free it from the music-hating Blue Meanies.
Director: George Dunning | Stars: Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon
Votes: 28,031 | Gross: $0.99M
Yellow Submarine
6. Let It Be (1970)
G | 81 min | Documentary, Music
The filmed account of The Beatles' attempt to recapture their old group spirit by making a back to basics album, which instead drove them further apart.
Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg | Stars: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
Votes: 6,576 | Gross: $1.06M
Let It Be
7. Across the Universe (2007)
PG-13 | 133 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
The music of The Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.
Director: Julie Taymor | Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs
Votes: 114,260 | Gross: $51.66M
Across the Universe
8. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
PG | 113 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A small-town band hits it big, but it must battle a nefarious plot in the music industry.
Director: Michael Schultz | Stars: Peter Frampton, Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
Votes: 6,983 | Gross: $20.38M
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
9. Get Back (2016)
90 min | Documentary, History, Music
Liverpool music from the post war years to the present day. Liverpool is one of the most vibrant cities in the world. The film puts into context the musical outpourings of nearly 60 years ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Appleton | Stars: Joe Ankrah, James Barton, Pete Best, Phil Brady
Votes: 52
Get Back
10. All Together Now (2008)
84 min | Documentary
The story behind the partnership between The Beatles and Cirque du Soleil that resulted in the Las Vegas stage production of "LOVE."
Director: Adrian Wills | Stars: Neil Aspinall, Bobby Baldwin, Dominic Champagne, David Giammarco
Votes: 257
All Together Now
11. I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
In 1964, six teenagers from New Jersey run off to see The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) in the hope of meeting their idols. However, they don't have tickets. Along the way, they learn new things about friendship and growing up.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Nancy Allen, Bobby Di Cicco, Marc McClure, Susan Kendall Newman
Votes: 5,614
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
12. Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An outcast secretly pays the most popular girl in school one thousand dollars to pretend to be his girlfriend for a month.
Director: Steve Rash | Stars: Patrick Dempsey, Amanda Peterson, Courtney Gains, Tina Caspary
Votes: 41,960 | Gross: $31.62M
Can't Buy Me Love
13. Two of Us (2000 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 89 min | Biography, Drama, Music
In 1976, John Lennon and Paul McCartney have a chat about their lives and discuss whether The Beatles will ever reunite.
Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg | Stars: Aidan Quinn, Jared Harris, Ric Reid, Martin Martinuzzi
Votes: 1,123
Two of Us
14. She Loves You (I)
G | Drama | Announced
Young artist Claire follows husband to Seville in 1968, meets lesbian Ana, gets involved in city's underground bohemian scene amid oppressive fascist regime, explores love, self-discovery amidst fight for freedom.
Director: Rhoda N. Wainwright | Stars: Paco León, María León, Nadia de Santiago, Maru Valdivielso
She Loves You
15. Nowhere Boy (2009)
R | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A chronicle of John Lennon's first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re-entered his life at a crucial moment in his young life.
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff, David Threlfall
Votes: 38,866 | Gross: $1.45M
Nowhere Man
16. I Met the Walrus (2007)
5 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
The animated illustration of a 14-year-old's interview with John Lennon in 1969.
Director: Josh Raskin | Stars: Jerry Levitan, John Lennon
Votes: 951
I Am the Walrus
17. Hey Jude (2018)
146 min | Drama, Romance
Two odd ball characters, a youngster named Jude and the other, a talented singer named Crystal. When these two characters come together, their lives undergo several changes, leading to love, self-discovery, healing and transformation.
Director: Shyamaprasad | Stars: Nivin Pauly, Trisha Krishnan, Siddique, Vijay Menon
Votes: 1,449
Hey Jude
18. The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 76 min | Comedy, Music
Charts the adventures of the prefab four, possibly the most famous band of all time.
Directors: Eric Idle, Gary Weis | Stars: Eric Idle, John Halsey, Ricky Fataar, Neil Innes
Votes: 6,946
All You Need is Love
19. Norwegian Wood (2010)
Not Rated | 133 min | Drama, Romance
Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend, and another woman, the outgoing, lively Midori.
Director: Anh Hung Tran | Stars: Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Rinko Kikuchi, Kiko Mizuhara, Kengo Kôra
Votes: 12,459 | Gross: $0.01M
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
20. Helter Skelter (2004 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 136 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A new take on the Manson Family murders, with a keen focus on Charles Manson himself.
Director: John Gray | Stars: Jeremy Davies, Clea DuVall, Allison Smith, Eric Dane
Votes: 3,655
Helter Skelter
21. Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed (2013)
Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
In Spain in 1966, an English teacher picks up two hitchhikers on his quest to meet John Lennon.
Director: David Trueba | Stars: Javier Cámara, Natalia de Molina, Francesc Colomer, Ramon Fontserè
Votes: 6,589 | Gross: $0.01M
Strawberry Fields Forever
22. The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them (2014)
R | 123 min | Drama, Romance
One couple's story as they try to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone.
Director: Ned Benson | Stars: James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bill Hader
Votes: 13,107 | Gross: $0.59M
Eleanor Rigby
23. Eight Days a Week (I) (1997)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Romance
Peter loves his next door neighbour Erica and, on the advice of his grandfather, decides to camp out on her front lawn for the entire summer, or until she agrees to go out with him. His ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Davis | Stars: Joshua Schaefer, Keri Russell, RD Robb, Mark L. Taylor
Votes: 3,503 | Gross: $0.03M
Eight Days a Week
24. Lucy in the Sky (2019)
R | 124 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Astronaut Lucy Cola returns to Earth after a transcendent experience during a mission to space, and begins to lose touch with reality in a world that now seems too small.
Director: Noah Hawley | Stars: Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, Zazie Beetz, Dan Stevens
Votes: 8,692
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
25. Back in the U.S.S.R. (1992)
R | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
During Gorbatchov's perestroika, Archer Sloan, a Chicago student, visits Moscow while the Soviet Union is changing from Communist to Wild West capitalist society. Purely by bad luck, he ... See full summary »
Director: Deran Sarafian | Stars: Frank Whaley, Natalya Negoda, Roman Polanski, Andrew Divoff
Votes: 489 | Gross: $0.50M
Back in the U.S.S.R.
26. Twist and Shout (1984)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Denmark, 1963: Teenagers Bjørn and Erik are into girls and being in a band helps Bjørn meet Anna. Erik likes Kirsten but she likes Bjørn. Having a mentally ill mom at home also ruins Erik's chances. Anna's pregnancy changes everything.
Director: Bille August | Stars: Adam Tønsberg, Lars Simonsen, Camilla Søeberg, Ulrikke Bondo
Votes: 1,955
Twist and Shout
27. Here There and Everywhere Beatles Fan Film (2018)
80 min | Documentary, Music
"Here There and Everywhere" is an 80-minute landmark documentary film made by Beatles fans for fans, celebrating 50+ years of following the world's greatest rock band.
Director: Simon Weitzman | Star: Jim Berkenstadt
Here, There and Everywhere
28. When I'm Sixty-Four (2004 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama, Romance
One-off drama about the friendship that grows between two men from very different backgrounds, whose paths cross for the first time as they approach retirement age.
Director: Jon Jones | Stars: Paul Freeman, Peter McNamara, Anton Valensi, Karl Johnson
Votes: 482
When I'm Sixty Four
29. Lovely Rita (2001)
79 min | Drama
Rita is an outcast teenager in suburban Austria, misunderstood both at school and at home. When Rita sets out to seduce her school bus driver, she sets in motion a series of events that changes everyone's lives irrevocably.
Director: Jessica Hausner | Stars: Barbara Osika, Christoph Bauer, Peter Fiala, Wolfgang Kostal
Votes: 608
Lovely Rita
30. You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' (1996 Video)
62 min | Documentary, Music
Thirty years after A Hard Day's Night, its producer, director, writer and others describe its making. United Artists Records came to Walter Shenson, asking him to produce a movie so UA ... See full summary »
Stars: Phil Collins, Micky Dolenz, Roger Ebert, Michael Friend
Votes: 183
You Can't Do That
31. In His Life: The John Lennon Story (2000 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 85 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A film about the early life of the rock musician and his burgeoning career as a member of the Beatles.
Director: David Carson | Stars: Philip McQuillan, Daniel McGowan, Mark Rice-Oxley, Jamie Glover
Votes: 702
In My Life
32. A Life in the Day (II)
Biography, Music | Announced
A biography of Brian Epstein, who discovered and managed the Beatles in the 1960s before overdosing at 32.
Director: Justin Chadwick
A Day in the Life
33. The Beatles: A Long and Winding Road (2003 Video)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
They shook the world. They changed the course of history. They are much more than just a rock group; they are a part of our lives. THE BEATLES:A LONG AND WINDING ROAD is the incredible ... See full summary »
Directors: Eduardo Eguia Dibildox, Brian Huckeba | Stars: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
Votes: 98
The Long and Winding Road
34. The Beatles Revolution (2000 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary, Music
Celebrities explain how The Beatles (who only appear in archival footage) and their music touched their lives.
Director: Rudy Bednar | Stars: Meredith Vieira, Tim Allen, Bono, David Bowie
Votes: 177
Revolution
35. Love Me Do: The Beatles '62 (2012 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
A tribute to The Beatles, and to the culture and the political turmoil of 1962 around the same time that they released their first single, Love Me Do.
Director: Peter Trollope | Stars: Stuart Maconie, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison
Votes: 11
Love Me Do
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