The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Seen it?2016 | 106 min | Documentary, Music
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (96% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it won 2 Emmys. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious. If you loved One Direction: This Is Us or 20 Feet from Stardom, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 46 min.
- What might put you off
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
The Beatles stormed through Europe's music scene in 1963, and, in 1964, they conquered America. Their groundbreaking world tours changed global youth culture forever and, arguably, invented mass entertainment as we know it today. All the while, the group were composing and recording a series of extraordinarily successful singles and albums. However the relentless pressure of such unprecedented fame, that in 1966 became uncontrollable turmoil, led to the decision to stop touring. In the ensuing years The Beatles were then free to focus on a series of albums that changed the face of recorded music.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
96% on Rotten Tomatoes, 72 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.5 out of 10
- AwardsStrong
Won 1 Critics' Choice Award: 1st Critics' Choice Documentary Awards: Best Music Documentary. Also nominated for 1 BAFTA and 1 more Critics' Choice Award. Plus 3 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$12 million worldwide on a $0K budget; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 23K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ron Howard
- Paul McCartneySelf
- Ringo StarrSelf
- John LennonSelf (Archive Footage)
- George HarrisonSelf (Archive Footage)
- Larry KaneSelf
- Whoopi GoldbergSelf
- Elvis CostelloSelf
- Suzy Eddie IzzardHerself
- Sigourney WeaverSelf
- Richard LesterSelf