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1. Forrest Gump (1994)
PG-13 | 142 min | Drama, Romance
The history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Sally Field
Votes: 2,256,653 | Gross: $330.25M
2. 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: 167,706 | Gross: $73.29M
3. 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: 38,870 | Gross: $1.45M
4. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Music
Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend.
Director: Jake Kasdan | Stars: John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, David Krumholtz, Nat Faxon
Votes: 77,238 | Gross: $18.32M
5. The Bank Job (2008)
R | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Martine offers Terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry along with a treasure trove of dirty secrets.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays
Votes: 189,159 | Gross: $30.06M
6. I'm Not There (2007)
R | 135 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Ruminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician's life and work.
Director: Todd Haynes | Stars: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Ben Whishaw
Votes: 61,182 | Gross: $4.02M
7. Midas Man (2024)
Biography, Drama, Music | Completed
On Thursday 9 November 1961, a man named Brian descended the stairs to a cellar in Liverpool and changed the world forever.
Director: Joe Stephenson | Stars: Ed Speleers, Eddie Marsan, Emily Watson, Eddie Izzard
8. Arthur (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 110 min | Comedy, Romance
A drunken playboy stands to lose a wealthy inheritance when he falls for a woman his family doesn't like.
Director: Jason Winer | Stars: Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner, Greta Gerwig
Votes: 52,970 | Gross: $33.04M
9. Chapter 27 (2007)
R | 84 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A film about Mark David Chapman in the days leading up to the infamous murder of Beatle John Lennon.
Director: J.P. Schaefer | Stars: Jared Leto, Lindsay Lohan, Judah Friedlander, Ursula Abbott
Votes: 11,572 | Gross: $0.06M
10. Cilla (2014)
138 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The life and career of British singer and entertainer Cilla Black.
Stars: Sheridan Smith, Aneurin Barnard, John Henshaw, Kent Riley
Votes: 1,515
11. 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
12. John and Yoko: A Love Story (1985 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 147 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Details the lives of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, from before their first meeting to their rise to stardom.
Director: Sandor Stern | Stars: Mark McGann, Kim Miyori, Kenneth Price, Peter Capaldi
Votes: 238
13. 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
14. Birth of the Beatles (1979)
104 min | Biography, Drama, Music
An account of The Beatles during the Hamburg years, their signing with Brian Epstein and their inevitable rise during the early sixties.
Director: Richard Marquand | Stars: Stephen MacKenna, Rod Culbertson, John Altman, Ray Ashcroft
Votes: 701
15. Beatlemania (1981)
PG | 86 min | Music
Four guys who look and sound moderately like the Beatles play a plethora of Lennon/McCartney classics, while footage of memorable sixties events flashes by.
Director: Joseph Manduke | Stars: David Leon, Mitch Weissman, Tom Teeley, Ralph Castelli
Votes: 143
16. The Hours and Times (1991)
57 min | Drama, Music
A fictionalized account of what may have happened when John Lennon and Brian Epstein went on holiday together to Spain in 1963.
Director: Christopher Munch | Stars: David Angus, Ian Hart, Stephanie Pack, Robin McDonald
Votes: 818 | Gross: $0.00M
17. Rag Union (2015)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
A group of friends founded a group and struggles to find an ideology for it.
Director: Mikhail Mestetskiy | Stars: Artyom Anisimov, Danila Astakhov, Denis Astakhov, Pyotr Buslov
Votes: 594
18. Paul Is Dead (2018)
14 min | Short, Comedy
1967. Hungover and at each other's throats, John, George and Ringo must convince Billy Shears, a sheepish rural lookalike, to join their band after Paul dies during a musical retreat.
Director: George Moore | Stars: Reid Anderson, Anton Tweedale, Basil Marples, Ashley Pekri
Votes: 95
19. For the Benefit of Mr. Winston (2019)
20 min | Short, Music
A songwriter, while struggling to write his next album, is visited by an unlikely character that helps him continue.
Directors: André Vauthey, Matthew Gerrish | Stars: Matthew Gerrish, Harley Cabrera, Sam Stone, Colin Hinckley
20. Humpty Fu*king Dumpty (2020)
G | 20 min | Short
The untold story of the Merseybeat - Humpty Fu*king Dumpty is a short film written and directed by Stephen Walters about Tommy Quickly, another discovery of Beatles manager Brian Epstein
Director: Stephen Walters | Stars: Gary Gibson, Andrew Gower, Steven McGowan, Kiran Sonia Sawar
Votes: 7
21. Driving John Lennon (2017)
Not Rated | 12 min | Short, Drama
On August 27, 1965, Elvis Presley and John Lennon went for a drive. What was said that night has never been revealed...until now.
Director: Vito Brancato | Stars: Max Helm, Alex Pappas, Grace Toriello, Mario Ramirez
22.
Drunk History (2013–2019)
Episode:
Legacies
(2019)
TV-MA | 21 min | Comedy, History
Lead Belly records songs with John Lomax that changes the face of music. John Lennon and Yoko Ono are nearly deported. The story of Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come."
Director: Derek Waters | Stars: Derek Waters, Preston Flagg, Suzi Barrett, Brian Tyree Henry
Votes: 67
23.
Epic Rap Battles of History (2010– )
Episode:
John Lennon vs. Bill O'Reilly
(2010)
TV-14 | 2 min | Short, Comedy, History
Musician, liberal activist, and former member of the Beatles, John Lennon battles conservative FOX News reporter Bill O'Reilly.
Director: Dave McCary | Stars: Lloyd Ahlquist, Peter Shukoff
Votes: 156
24.
Doctor Who (2023– )
Episode:
The Devil's Chord
(2024)
Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Director: Ben Chessell | Stars: Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Jinkx Monsoon
25.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story
(2023)
TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
A young college-dropout CEO persuades Mr. Burns to fund her highly dubious dream project.
Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Timothy Bailey | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 447