Help!

Help! (1965)

  • 91% of critics liked it
    (22 reviews)

  • 85% of users liked it
    (27,445 ratings)

In their second feature with director Richard Lester, who oversaw the massive hit A Hard Day's Night, the Beatles again aim for a mix of goofy comedy and sterling pop music. There is slightly more of a plot this time, though it is a patently ridiculous one: a sacred ruby ring comes into… More

In Theaters
Jul 29, 1965 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Mark Bourne, Film.com

    For casual viewers, the whole thing has a retro charm. For Beatles fans, it's a flawed but essential film.

  • Derek Adams, Time Out

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

  • Bosley Crowther, New York Times

    The boys themselves are exuberant and uninhibited in their own genial way. They just become awfully redundant and -- dare I say it? -- dull.

  • Charles Cassady, Common Sense Media

    Madcap, nonsensical romp with the Beatles.

  • Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy

    A fascinatingly manic adventure-comedy that doesn't always work as well as it might, but has worn much better than some of the other films made in the same vein at the same time.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Alexander D


    HELP! the album has great, great music, as are the rest of the Beatles' music. HELP! the film is ridiculous and disappointing, silly and nonsensical. Maybe this is worth your time if you are a die-hard Beatles buff, but otherwise, no. People just praise this film because of… More

  • AJ V


    Help! You're going to need it if you're a Beatles fan who hasn't seen this movie! I love this movie it's my favourite of the Beatles' movies. It combines great songs and a great comedy plot. I highly recommend it.

  • Jennifer D


    Ohhhhhh...... what is going on? Does anyone know? I love those movies where you just know what everyone is having fun. This is certainly one of them. It doesn't make sense. The plot is terrible. The script is meh, the acting isn't much better. But it's funny! And weird.… More

  • Universal D


    there's a script and lights and cameras and all that film tomfoolery, but that's of the least concern to the boys who openly flaunt their too-cool-for-film rock god personas, and, in a way, they're absolutely right. nonetheless, here at the internet film critique… More

  • Stephen M


    A one joke movie stretched way beyond breaking point. Eleanor Bron and Leo McKern work hard to save the film from being a complete disaster but The Beatles themselves, by this time jaded, cynical and smoking marijuana, have lost much of their appeal from "A Hard Day's… More

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