An incredibly fun film that showcases the fab four’s immense comedic and musical talent! A must watch for any Beatles fan.
A Hard Day's Night
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- United Kingdom
- 1964
- · 88m
Director
Richard Lester
Cast
John Lennon,
Paul McCartney,
George Harrison,
Ringo Starr,
Wilfrid Brambell,
Norman Rossington
Genre
Comedy,
Music
The Beatles star as themselves in their first film, a comedy about their lives at the peak of Beatlemania. Chased by their fans, the band attempts to put on a TV concert while dealing with several unexpected problem, including trouble from Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather.
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Miami Herald by Howard Cohen
Lester managed to come up with a movie that not only holds together as a film but one that has proven timeless and rewards repeat viewings.
100
Slate by David Edelstein
Watching the opening of A Hard Day's Night is like getting a direct injection of happiness.
100
New York Daily News by Jack Mathews
As joyously energetic now as the day it arrived.
100
Washington Post by Desson Thomson
It doesn't matter how many times you see these images. They're always exciting.
100
Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan
It enables us to recapture exactly the delightful sensations felt all those years ago when we and the world were young and exciting together.
100
Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington
One of the most excitingly contemporary musicals ever made.
100
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
No movie has had a greater impact on the way people looked. The music of course is immortal.
100
Film.com by Robert Horton
Conveys not just a joy in music and The Beatles, but a joy in cinema.
100
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
Wit, joy, imagination, and sensational mid-'60s music.
70
Chicago Reader
Lester serves up a helping of what, on this side of the pond, we came to think of as kicky, mod British filmmaking
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