The Best John Lennon Movies, Ranked
148 credits from 1963 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Zappa (2020) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is A Hard Day's Night (1964) with $2.39M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest John Lennon Box Office Hits
John Lennon's films have made $27.5M worldwide in total. A Hard Day's Night (1964) is the biggest hit at $2.39M, ahead of A Hard Day’s Night (1964) ($2.39M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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A Hard Day's Night 1964 · Comedy $2.39M $1.48M dom. - 2
A Hard Day’s Night 1964 · Comedy $2.39M $1.48M dom. - 3
The U.S. vs. John Lennon 2006 · Biography $1.41M $1.11M dom. - 4
Yellow Submarine 1968 · Adventure $1.27M $992K dom. - 5
Zappa 2020 · Biography $220K $15.5K dom. - 6
Good Ol' Freda 2013 · Biography $139K $139K dom.
The Best John Lennon Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre John Lennon has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 4 films, and A Hard Day's Night (1964) is the pick of them.
The Best John Lennon Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of John Lennon's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1960s to 2020s.
The Latest John Lennon Movies
The most recent films John Lennon is credited on, newest first — starting with Zappa (2020). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Zappa 2020 · Biography
- Good Ol' Freda 2013 · Biography
- The U.S. vs. John Lennon 2006 · Biography
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A Hard Day's Night (re-release) 2000 · Comedy -
Up Your Legs Forever 1971 -
Apotheosis 1970 · Drama -
Let It Be 1970 · Music - Yellow Submarine 1968 · Adventure
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Two Virgins 1968 -
How I Won the War 1967 · Gripweed - A Hard Day's Night 1964 · John
- A Hard Day’s Night 1964 · John
The Best John Lennon Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest John Lennon films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best John Lennon movie?
Zappa (2020) is the best-rated John Lennon film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Zappa: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing John Lennon movie?
A Hard Day's Night (1964) made the most at the box office, with $2.39M worldwide, followed by A Hard Day’s Night (1964) with $2.39M. Together, John Lennon's films with box office figures have made $27.5M.
Which John Lennon movie won the most awards?
Let It Be (1970) is the most decorated John Lennon film, with 1 win from 1 nomination across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best John Lennon comedy movie?
A Hard Day's Night (1964) is the best-rated of John Lennon's comedy films. In other genres: Zappa (biography) and Yellow Submarine (adventure).
What is the newest John Lennon movie?
The newest film on John Lennon's filmography is The Last Viking (2026), with John Lennon as Self.
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