Cast: John Lennon

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring John Lennon. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


The Beatles: Get Back (TV Miniseries)

2021 · Documentary · 157 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Peter Jackson

Cast The Beatles · John Lennon · Paul McCartney · George Harrison

Synopsis Documentary about the music group The Beatles featuring in-studio footage that was shot in early 1969 for the 1970 feature film 'Let It Be.'

8.4

2K votes

8.4

2K votes

Walden: Diaries, Notes and Sketches

1969 · Documentary · 180 min. · United States

Direction Jonas Mekas

Cast Timothy Leary · Ed Emshwiller · Jack Smith · Mario Montez

Synopsis Poet and hero of the American counter-culture, Jonas Mekas, born in Lithuania in 1922, invented the diary form of film-making. Walden, his first completed diary film, an epic portrait of the New York avant-garde art scene of the 60s, is...

7.8

394 votes

7.8

394 votes

Imagine: John Lennon

1988 · Documentary · 100 min. · United States

Direction Andrew Solt

Cast John Lennon · Yoko Ono · Paul McCartney · George Harrison

Synopsis This "biography" evolves around the nearly 240 hours of film and videotape fortuitously taken by Lennon of his life. The archive footage is transformed into a fascinating life story of one of the most complex and fascinating men of the...

7.4

914 votes

7.4

914 votes

Elvis Presley: The Searcher

2018 · Documentary · 210 min. · United States

Direction Thom Zimny

Cast Elvis Presley · Steve Allen · Ann-Margret · Chet Atkins

Synopsis Elvis Presley's evolution as a musician and a man.

7.3

203 votes

7.3

203 votes

The Compleat Beatles

1984 · Documentary · 119 min. · United States

Direction Patrick Montgomery

Cast Ringo Starr · Paul McCartney · John Lennon · George Harrison

Synopsis A documented account of the life and career of the Fab Four, from their early years in Liverpool to their breakup, featuring rare interview and concert footage.

7.3

58 votes

7.3

58 votes

Direction Òscar Moreno · Jordi Rovira

Cast Sandra Balsells · Juan María Arzak · Salvador Dalí · Raúl del Pozo

Synopsis She spent three hours in the suite of the Beatles, tricked Roman Polanski under a false identity, was staff photographer of the artist Raphael, chose the dress of Massiel for Eurovision, blushed when Clint Eastwood kissed her. She was a...

7.2

250 votes

7.2

250 votes

Direction Ron Howard

Cast John Lennon · Paul McCartney · George Harrison · Ringo Starr

Synopsis Fab Four's journey from the early days of The Beatles in The Cavern Club in Liverpool and engagements in Hamburg to their last public concert in Candlestick Park, San Francisco in 1966.

7.2

2K votes

7.2

2K votes

Direction Jonas Mekas

Cast Andy Warhol · Allen Ginsberg · John Lennon · Yoko Ono

Synopsis "The film is made up of my film diaries related to Andy Warhol from the years 1965-1982" - Jonas Mekas

7.1

176 votes

7.1

176 votes

The Beatles on Record (TV)

2009 · Documentary · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Bob Smeaton

Cast The Beatles · John Lennon · Paul McCartney · George Harrison

Synopsis A collection of interviews and footage of the band detailing how their sound progressed and how their albums were made.

7.1

114 votes

7.1

114 votes

Direction Jonas Mekas · Andrew Solt

Cast John Lennon · Yoko Ono · Phil Spector · George Harrison

Synopsis It follows the making of Lennon's classic album, 'Imagine', and we are given insight both into his impatient but passionate recording processes, and also into the man himself and his relationship with Yoko.

7.1

38 votes

7.1

38 votes

Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song

2023 · Documentary · 12 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Oliver Murray

Cast George Harrison · Peter Jackson · John Lennon · Sean Lennon

Synopsis This poignant short film tells the story behind the last Beatles song.

7.1

179 votes

7.1

179 votes

Good Ol' Freda

2013 · Documentary · 86 min. · United States

Direction Ryan White

Cast Freda Kelly · Paul McCartney · John Lennon · George Harrison

Synopsis 'Good Ol' Freda' tells the story of Freda Kelly, a shy Liverpudlian teenager asked to work for a young local band hoping to make it big: The Beatles. As the Beatles' fame multiplies, Freda bears witness to music and cultural...

7.0

146 votes

7.0

146 votes

LennonNYC

2010 · Documentary · 115 min. · United States

Direction Michael Epstein

Cast John Lennon · Yoko Ono

Synopsis A look at the period of time musician John Lennon and his family spent living in New York City during the 1970s.

7.0

42 votes

7.0

42 votes

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

2006 · Documentary · 95 min. · United States

Direction David Leaf · John Scheinfeld

Cast John Lennon · Yoko Ono · Carl Bernstein · Noam Chomsky

Synopsis This film is a compelling and provocative look at John Lennon's transformation from beloved musical artist to anti-war activist to iconic inspiration for peace that also reveals the true story of why and how the U.S. Government tried to silence...

7.0

2K votes

7.0

2K votes

Little Richard: I Am Everything

2023 · Documentary · 101 min. · United States

Direction Lisa Cortes

Cast Little Richard · Chuck Berry · Paul McCartney · Mick Jagger

Synopsis One of a kind rock 'n' roll icon who shaped the world of music.

Max

6.9

255 votes

6.9

255 votes

Beatles '64

2024 · Documentary · 106 min. · United States

Direction David Tedeschi

Cast The Beatles · Ringo Starr · Paul McCartney · John Lennon

Synopsis The band's electrifying 1964 US debut amid fan frenzy. With rare behind-the-scenes footage, it chronicles their unprecedented rise to global superstardom after performing on The Ed Sullivan Show to over 73 million viewers.

6.8

250 votes

6.8

250 votes

Mayor of the Sunset Strip

2002 · Documentary · 94 min. · United States

Direction George Hickenlooper

Cast Rodney Bingenheimer · Exene Cervenka · John Doe · X

Synopsis A look at the history of fame in the world through the eyes of pop star impresario, Rodney Bingenheimer

6.8

26 votes

6.8

26 votes

How the Beatles Changed the World

2017 · Documentary · 110 min. · United States

Direction Tom O'Dell

Cast Tony Bramwell · Robert Christgau · Anthony DeCurtis · John Dunbar

Synopsis The fascinating story of the cultural, social, spiritual and musical revolution ignited by the coming of the Beatles. Tracing the impact that these four band members had, first in their native Britain and soon after worldwide, it reappraises the band...

6.8

237 votes

6.8

237 votes

A Hard Day's Night

1964 · Movie · 85 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Lester

Cast The Beatles · John Lennon · Paul McCartney · George Harrison

Synopsis The Beatles--the world's most famous rock and roll band--travel from their home town of Liverpool to London to perform in a television broadcast. Along the way they must rescue Paul's unconventional grandfather from various misadventures and drummer Ringo goes missing...

Max

6.8

6K votes

6.8

6K votes

Population Boom

2013 · Documentary · 90 min. · Austria

Direction Werner Boote

Cast Farida Akther · Werner Boote · Benjamin Fulford · Betsy Hartmann

Synopsis A well-known nightmarish vision of the future: The Earth’s population reaches seven billion. Dwindling resources, mountains of toxic waste, hunger and climate change—the results of overpopulation? Who says that the world’s overpopulated? And who’s one too many? After the box-office...

6.8

27 votes

6.8

27 votes