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Best Documentary Movies Starring Paul McCartney

This collection ranks 146 documentary movies starring Paul McCartney. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. Thriller 40 tops the list with a 8.7/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1963–2026. The most widely seen film here is Sound City (240 votes).

146 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Thriller 40

    2023· 1h 29m· en

    8.7118
  2. 2

    Sound City

    2013· 1h 46m· en

    7.3240
  5. 5

    Let It Be

    1970· 1h 21m· en

    7.6177
  13. 13

    Live 8

    2005· 9h 0m· en

    7.427
  20. 20

    Beatles '64

    2024· 1h 48m· en

    6.549
  36. 36

    Naqoyqatsi

    2002· 1h 29m· en

    6.1155

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Frequently asked questions

How many documentary movies has Paul McCartney made?

146 documentary movies starring Paul McCartney carry real rating data in this catalog.

How are these Paul McCartney films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best Paul McCartney documentary movie?

Thriller 40 currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which Paul McCartney documentary movie is the most popular?

Sound City has the largest audience (240 votes) among these titles.