Metascore
95 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 22 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. 100
    No movie has had a greater impact on the way people looked. The music of course is immortal.
  2. One of the most excitingly contemporary musicals ever made.
  3. Wit, joy, imagination, and sensational mid-'60s music.
  4. 100
    Lester managed to come up with a movie that not only holds together as a film but one that has proven timeless and rewards repeat viewings.
  5. As joyously energetic now as the day it arrived.
  6. 100
    Bursting with energy and originality even after 36 years, A Hard Day's Night is easily the best show in town.
  7. It's inspired fun.
  8. Reviewed by: Jay Carr
    100
    In a crisply restored print, it's as joyous as ever. We loved them - yeah, yeah, yeah. Now we can love them all over again.
  9. 100
    A non-stop cinematic funhouse impossible to resist.
  10. They're like gods at play, paragons of pure delight, as they mock and feign their way through a universe of mere mortals. To see the movie again is to realize that they were never entirely of this earth and that they never will be.
  11. 100
    It's 85 minutes of screen time that represents one crystallized moment not in the Beatles' career per se but in the parallel career they forged inside all of us, the one that will last beyond any breakup, retirement or death.
  12. Reviewed by: Robert Horton
    100
    Conveys not just a joy in music and The Beatles, but a joy in cinema.
  13. 100
    It enables us to recapture exactly the delightful sensations felt all those years ago when we and the world were young and exciting together.
  14. Reviewed by: David Edelstein
    100
    Watching the opening of A Hard Day's Night is like getting a direct injection of happiness.
  15. 100
    It doesn't matter how many times you see these images. They're always exciting.
  16. Reviewed by: Frank Lovece
    90
    Refreshing, innovative and immensely funny.
  17. Reviewed by: David Segal
    90
    Still a marvel of verve and bone-dry wit, the movie has been treated kindly by time.
  18. The songs are pure joy, for them and for us.
  19. 80
    You wanna feel all right? This is the holiday movie that will do it.
  20. 70
    No previous rocksploitation film had ever done so splendid a job of selling its performers.
  21. Reviewed by: Dennis Harvey
    70
    A wacky, offbeat piece of filming, charged with vitality, and inventiveness by director Dick Lester.
  22. Reviewed by: Don Druker
    70
    Lester serves up a helping of what, on this side of the pond, we came to think of as kicky, mod British filmmaking
User Score

Universal acclaim- based on 38 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. JamesH.
    7
    Rather revolutionary in 1964, it showcases The Beatles at their madcap best. It is a typical day in their lives, screaming fans and wild adventures. I admire the uniqueness of the film and the dry British humor. Very well edited, great music and a must for anyone interested in Fab Four. Full Review »
  2. LincLink
    10
    WOW!! Hilarious, amazing music...just one of my favorite films of all-time. I actually prefer "Help"(I like both the movie & music better), but comparing the two very different films is certainly an "apples and oranges" sort of exercise. If you haven't seen this, do yourself a favor and enjoy!!! Blessings!!! Full Review »