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Help! (1965)

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Reviews Counted:21

Fresh:19

Rotten:2

Average Rating:7.3/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 33 mins

Genre: Pop Music, Adventure, British, , Beatles, Rock Legends, Musicals

Synopsis: The Beatles followed up their debut film, A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, with this fanciful spy spoof. When Ringo adds a new ring to his collection, he's unaware of how important and dangerous this piece of... The Beatles followed up their debut film, A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, with this fanciful spy spoof. When Ringo adds a new ring to his collection, he's unaware of how important and dangerous this piece of jewelry is. On one hand, a religious cult considers it a sacred object and the wearer must become a sacrifice to their gods. On the other hand, the ring has magical abilities that hold the key to supreme power. Soon the boys from Liverpool are engaged in a slapstick and madcap chase round the world, as a crazed scientist, a pack of crooks, and several religious fanatics set out to capture the band. Watch for the English Channel swimmer who seems to be perpetually lost and appears in nearly every location. Includes Beatles' hits including "Help!," "Ticket To Ride," "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away," and many more. [More]

Starring: Beatles, Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, Roy Kinnear

Starring: Beatles, Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, Roy Kinnear, Victor Spinetti

Director: Richard Lester

Director: Richard Lester
Screenwriter: Marc Behm, Charles Wood
Producer: Walter Shenson

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Apr 29, 1998

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03/01/08
David Kaplan
David Kaplan
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For casual viewers, the whole thing has a retro charm. For Beatles fans, it's a flawed but essential film.

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11/15/07
Mark Bourne
Mark Bourne
Film.com
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Beatles fans have always been too kind in overlooking the film's obvious flaws.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment 1 Comment
10/08/07
Phil Hall
Phil Hall
Film Threat

Nonsensical fun.

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09/06/07
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Already dated, but still a fun romp with the legendary Beatles.

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02/18/06
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

A Hard Day's Night may be more primitive, but it also seems more spontaneous.

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02/09/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

Lester's anarchic absurdity and quick cut camera gags make for a pretty good whole.

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12/06/05
Brad Laidman
Brad Laidman
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06/25/05
Emanuel Levy
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The boys themselves are exuberant and uninhibited in their own genial way. They just become awfully redundant and -- dare I say it? -- dull.

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05/09/05
Bosley Crowther
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New York Times
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02/25/05
Robin Clifford
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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Brilliant, elaborate, mildly subversive follow-up to A Hard Day's Night. Lester at his best.

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08/21/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Quirky but uneven musical-comedy

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07/18/03
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

Great Beatles movie full of fun, irreverent humor

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07/14/03
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
About.com

It really was phenomenal for the time, but even then, a bit thin around the edges. Our boys got to joke and meander about in a spy time spoof. Fun.

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04/23/03
Moira Sullivan
Moira Sullivan
FilmFestivals.com

More cinematically influential than you know, this film showed that the Fab Four had great comic timing amongst their other already well-documented skills.

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12/18/02
Widgett Walls
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12/17/02
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Wildly funny and what a soundtrack!

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08/18/02
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
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A wild and wonderful comedy that highlights the Beatles comic timing and charisma.

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08/15/02
Bob Bloom
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Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
 
 
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