Yellow Submarine

Name: Yellow Submarine
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Animation, Family
Released: November 13, 1968
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 79
Cast: Dick Emery, Geoffrey Hughes, George Harrison, John Clive, John Lennon

1968

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United Artists | Release Date: November 13, 1968 | G

Starring: Dick Emery, Geoffrey Hughes, George Harrison, John Clive, John Lennon, Lance Percival, Paul Angelis, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

Summary: The Beatles agree to accompany Captain Fred in his Yellow Submarine and go to Pepperland to free it from the music hating Blue Meanies.

Director: George Dunning

Genre(s): Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Animation, Family, Musical

Rating: G

Runtime: 90 min

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Blake Goble

Yellow Submarine is a journey to the very brightest spots of our imagination, and it’s a vibrant reminder of how joyful, inventive, and freeing animation can be. Read full review

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Staff (Not Credited)

For all of its groovy fun, Yellow Submarine offers a subliminal reminder that the power of love never goes out of fashion. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

Visually inventive cartoon is complemented by clever, whimsical narration and 11 songs from the Beatles. Read full review

Pauline Kael

Good-natured, full of verbal-visual jokes, and surprisingly entertaining, though the love is less impressive than the music.

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

A zesty, satisfying celebration of animation, fantasy, love, and the Beatles that pleases the eyes as much as the ears. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

This is a full length animated cartoon in which the prime factor is the appearance of the Beatles in caricature form. Here are all the ingredients of a novel entertainment. Read full review

Dave Kehr

The animation is imaginatively conceived, but stiffly executed. A Fantasia designed for heads, the film does no more justice to the music than Disney's artists did. But Disney had the excuse of innocence, whereas this shrewdly conceived commercial project does not. Read full review

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BladeLover2049

Sep 7, 2018

Music has always wanted to be eternally married to images because of that search for art to embrace beauty in all life through the mecionado. The film takes us to live inside the music of the insurmountable Beatles. And what we find is an animated innovation vjamas before seen: dreams,Music has always wanted to be eternally married to images because of that search for art to embrace beauty in all life through the mecionado. The film takes us to live inside the music of the insurmountable Beatles. And what we find is an animated innovation vjamas before seen: dreams, abstractions, acid and surreal trips and art in its most pure state.
A masterpiece.… Expand

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Youchlol

Sep 26, 2020

Beautiful piece of art along with memorable characters that each has its own unique likeability and trait, unforgettable songs and a powerful world building that makes this movie even better than it already is. The characters are all memorable, the voice acting is fantastic, the design ofBeautiful piece of art along with memorable characters that each has its own unique likeability and trait, unforgettable songs and a powerful world building that makes this movie even better than it already is. The characters are all memorable, the voice acting is fantastic, the design of the whole world is big and colorful! Go and see this piece of art right now!!!… Expand

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sandborn

Jul 20, 2018

Still keeps its charm! The 2018 version of Yellow Submarine looks crisp as ever. I really enjoyed the visuals; it goes without saying that the music sounded awesome. I only have 2 beefs: Ringo's speech in the beginning was tough to understand; and I hate the song Hey Bulldog! In this case,Still keeps its charm! The 2018 version of Yellow Submarine looks crisp as ever. I really enjoyed the visuals; it goes without saying that the music sounded awesome. I only have 2 beefs: Ringo's speech in the beginning was tough to understand; and I hate the song Hey Bulldog! In this case, less is more and I prefer the version without it. See it in theaters while you still can b/c it's a once in a lifetime experience.… Expand

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Mangoturtle

Dec 1, 2020

A fun adventure of the beetles, just don't expect to understand everything.

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Mahmus

Sep 25, 2020

If you love The Beatles, you've probably already seen it. If you haven't, do it. You won't regret it

While the musical segments are obviously the best parts, I really love the witty dialogue, even if I can't understand half of what they're saying most of the time (can someone from LiverpoolIf you love The Beatles, you've probably already seen it. If you haven't, do it. You won't regret it

While the musical segments are obviously the best parts, I really love the witty dialogue, even if I can't understand half of what they're saying most of the time (can someone from Liverpool please translate?)

The ending really made wish I could have watched this in theaters in 1968.… Expand

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