Paul McCartney: Man on the Run

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Paul McCartney: Man on the Run

R

Feb 2026

2h 7m

Documentary

Music

Biography

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What happens when you wake up the morning after leaving the most important rock band of all time? In April 1970, Paul released his first solo album, McCartney, alongside a shocking press release that announced the beloved band had split. When asked what he'd do next, he said his only plan... was to grow up. Man on the Run captures Paul's transformative decade in the wake of The Beatles' break-up. Through stunning archival footage, Linda McCartney's exceptional photographs, and interviews with Mick Jagger, Chrissie Hynde, Sean Ono Lennon, Mary and Stella McCartney, all the living Wings members, and of course Paul himself, the film examines this time through a uniquely vulnerable lens.

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Chronicling Paul McCartney's time spent in the creative wilderness through when he regrew his wings, Man on the Run is a lovely testament to the musical genius and his romantic partnership with Linda McCartney.

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David Bianculli

NPR

Mar 3

Man on the Run is more about the man than it is about his creative process. But his music runs all through the documentary, and it all adds up to an impressive, inspirational second act.

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

Mar 2

2.5/4

This one tells an involving story (for fans, anyway) but serves mainly as advertising and image maintenance for its star, and an investment for him and various parties that represent the star’s music, past and future.

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Peter Travers

The Travers Take

Feb 27

3.5/4

In Morgan Neville’s intimate and insightful musical doc, Paul McCartney finds his musical wings without the Beatles but with wife Linda riding shotgun and teaching him about hard to reach places in the heart.

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Tatat Bunnag

Bangkok Post

1d

There is a great deal of fascinating material here, and some of McCartney's dry humour occasionally surfaces, reminding us why he has remained such an enduring presence in popular culture.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

4d

3.5/4

Neville does a marvelous job of shaping this period into an actual story arc with a beginning, middle, and end, and making it an emotional ride as well as a great-sounding one.

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Chris Bumbray

JoBlo's Movie Network

6d

Wings gets a long overdue spotlight

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Hiroko W

@eichi 2d

It's true that we didn't discover much that was new (which is to be expected, since it's Paul McCartney), but for those of us who didn't know him in real time, it made us realize once again how cool Paul was back then( at the time, it was considered uncool,.)

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Michael Shane B

@KVD1969 2d

Following the bitter 1970 breakup of The Beatles, Paul McCartney retreats to a remote Scottish farm to confront a personal and professional identity crisis. With the support of his wife Linda, he forms the band Wings, navigating public ridicule and creative self-doubt while attempting to build a family-oriented musical legacy from scratch. Through rare archival footage and intimate narration, the film chronicles his decade-long transformation from an "ex-Beatle" into a solo icon, culminating in the massive success of the mid-1970s.

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Lily V.

@GayBurritos 2d

I watched this as a beatles lover and a mild affection for Wings but I found myself zoning out as Wings doesnt have much of an interesting history. I felt this would work better as a small section of a bigger Paul McCartney documentary as opposed to a stand alone documentary

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Aidan S.

@NoSplat 2d

Amazon. Paramount + 100% review ? Go ahead and question. For the film it’s footage and music is fine. I recommend. I love Paul and the Beatles. If you love them, skip it.

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Les N

@Vegas628 4d

Good to recall my 70s life.

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Steven M

@sti5brigade 4d

What a total yawnfest The first hour was especially dull but I thought 'this has to get much better?'.... it got marginally better but still one of the dullest documentaries Dont waste your time with this

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Scott Rodger

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Synopsis

What happens when you wake up the morning after leaving the most important rock band of all time? In April 1970, Paul released his first solo album, McCartney, alongside a shocking press release that announced the beloved band had split. When asked what he'd do next, he said his only plan... was to grow up. Man on the Run captures Paul's transformative decade in the wake of The Beatles' break-up. Through stunning archival footage, Linda McCartney's exceptional photographs, and interviews with Mick Jagger, Chrissie Hynde, Sean Ono Lennon, Mary and Stella McCartney, all the living Wings members, and of course Paul himself, the film examines this time through a uniquely vulnerable lens.

Director: Morgan Neville
Producer: Morgan Neville, Chloe Simmons, Meghan Walsh, Scott Rodger, Ben Chappell, Michele Anthony, David Blackman
Distributor: Trafalgar Releasing
Production Co: Tremolo Productions
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Documentary, Music, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 19, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 27, 2026
Runtime: 2h 7m

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