The Best Paul McCartney Movies, Ranked
187 credits from 1963 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023) comes out on top with a score of 86. The biggest box office hit is Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025) with $3.34M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Paul McCartney Box Office Hits
Paul McCartney's films have made $26.4M worldwide in total. Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025) is the biggest hit at $3.34M, ahead of A Hard Day's Night (1964) ($2.39M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues 2025 · Comedy $3.34M $2.51M dom. - 2
A Hard Day's Night 1964 · Comedy $2.39M $1.48M dom. - 3
A Hard Day’s Night 1964 · Comedy $2.39M $1.48M dom. - 4
Give My Regards to Broad Street 1984 · Drama $1.39M $1.39M dom. - 5
Yellow Submarine 1968 · Adventure $1.27M $992K dom. - 6
Zappa 2020 · Biography $220K $15.5K dom. - 7
Eat the Rich 1987 · Crime $201K $201K dom. - 8
Little Richard: I Am Everything 2023 · Music $178K $131K dom. - 9
Good Ol' Freda 2013 · Biography $139K $139K dom.
The Best Paul McCartney Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Paul McCartney has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Music leads with 6 films, and Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023) is the pick of them.
- Music 6 films Little Richard: I Am Everything 2023 Movie Echo Score: 86
- Comedy 5 films Spinal Tap II: The End Continues 2025 Movie Echo Score: 67
- Biography 2 films Zappa 2020 Movie Echo Score: 85
- Crime 1 film Eat the Rich 1987 · as Banquet Guest
- Drama 1 film Give My Regards to Broad Street 1984 · as Paul
- Adventure 1 film Yellow Submarine 1968
The Best Paul McCartney Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Paul McCartney's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1960s to 2020s.
The Latest Paul McCartney Movies
The most recent films Paul McCartney is credited on, newest first — starting with Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Spinal Tap II: The End Continues 2025 · Comedy
- Little Richard: I Am Everything 2023 · Music
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Paul McCartney Live at the Cavern Club 2020 · Music -
Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney 2020 - Zappa 2020 · Biography
- Good Ol' Freda 2013 · Biography
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Al’s Brain 2009 · Man on the Street -
Britain’s Got the Pop Factor… and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice 2008 · Paul McCartney -
Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us 2006 · Music -
Tuesday 2001 · voice -
A Hard Day's Night (re-release) 2000 · Comedy -
Tropic Island Hum 1997 · Wirral / Froggo / Bison / Various
The Best Paul McCartney Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Paul McCartney films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Paul McCartney movie?
Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023) is the best-rated Paul McCartney film, with a Movie Echo Score of 86, ahead of Zappa (2020) (85) and Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025) (67). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Little Richard: I Am Everything: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Paul McCartney movie?
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025) made the most at the box office, with $3.34M worldwide, followed by A Hard Day's Night (1964) with $2.39M. Together, Paul McCartney's films with box office figures have made $26.4M.
Which Paul McCartney movie won the most awards?
Let It Be (1970) is the most decorated Paul McCartney 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 Paul McCartney music movie?
Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023) is the best-rated of Paul McCartney's music films, with a score of 86. In other genres: Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (comedy), Zappa (biography) and Eat the Rich (crime).
What is the newest Paul McCartney movie?
The newest film on Paul McCartney's filmography is Twiggy (2026), with Paul McCartney as Self.
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