Candy 1968  R, 119 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christian Marquand
Cast: Charles Aznavour, Marlon Brando, Richard Burton, John Huston, Walter Matthau, Ringo Starr, John Astin, Elsa Martinelli, Sugar Ray Robinson, James Coburn
The cast is top of the line, and "Candy" is an amusing satire on the world of pornography.
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Caveman 1981 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Carl Gottlieb
Cast: Ringo Starr, Dennis Quaid, Shelley Long, Jack Gilford, John Matuszak, Barbara Bach, Carl Lumbly, Cork Hubbert, Richard Moll, Evan C. Kim
This slapstick comedy is a pretty good spoof in which outcast Atouk (Ringo Starr) grunts out his desires for the beautiful Lana (Barbara Bach).
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Give My Regards to Broad Street 1984  PG, 108 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Peter Webb
Cast: Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Ringo Starr, Barbara Bach, Ralph Richardson, Bryan Brown, Tracey Ullman, John Bennett, George Martin
Beatles fans should enjoy Paul McCartney's story about searching for a missing recording tape, and, as an added bonus, they also get some songs. But this film is NOT going to make anyone's list of "10 Best..."
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 A Hard Day's Night 1964  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Wilfrid Brambell, Victor Spinetti, Norman Rossington, Kenneth Haigh, Richard Vernon, Marianne Stone, John Junkin, Anna Quayle
Like its stars, this pseudo documentary by the Beatles stands above other fare of the same genre. Filled with songs and comedy, the story line follows the Beatles through one day in their lives.
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 Help! 1965 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, Victor Spinetti, Roy Kinnear, John Bluthal, Patrick Cargill
This story is about a strange religious cult whose members want to retrieve a sacrificial ring, which is now on Ringo's finger. The best part of this film is the Beatles' music that figures into the plot as cult members interfere with the Beatles' recording of a new album. A wild and funny flick.
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 The Last Waltz 1978  PG, 115 min.
Genre: Documentary / Musical
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Neil Young, Levon Helm, Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Martin Scorsese, The Band
This last concert by "The Band" includes 12 of their songs plus great guest performances.
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 Let It Be 1970 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Cast: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr
The Beatles were on the verge of breaking up during the filming of this documentary, as cameras followed them during their music making–including the arguments. It ends with their famous impromptu rooftop concert, which turned out to be the last concert the Beatles would give. The musical score won an Oscar, the only Oscar for the Beatles.
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The Magic Christian 1969 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joseph McGrath
Cast: Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Richard Attenborough, Christopher Lee, Raquel Welch, Roman Polanski, Peter Graves, Yul Brynner, John Cleese
Based on Terry Southern's novel, this is the story of wealthy Sir Guy Grand (Peter Sellers) and his son Youngman (Ringo Starr) who devise strange situations to observe how others will behave, especially when money is involved.
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Sextette 1978  PG, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ken Hughes
Cast: Mae West, Timothy Dalton, Dom DeLuise, Tony Curtis, Ringo Starr, George Hamilton, Regis Philbin, Walter Pidgeon, George Raft, Alice Cooper
When a former sex goddess, Marlo Manners (Mae West–in her 80s), marries a young nobleman, Sir Michael Barrington (Timothy Dalton), their wedding night is interrupted by her former husbands. Not a bomb only because it IS Mae West.
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 Son of Dracula 1974  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Horror
aka: Young Dracula
Director: Freddie Francis
Cast: Harry Nilsson, Ringo Starr, Rosanna Lee, Freddie Jones, Dennis Price, Skip Martin, Suzanna Leigh, Peter Frampton, Keith Moon, Morris Bush
This rock/horror/comedy film was produced by Ringo Starr, but even several songs by Harry Nilsson were not enough to make this film worth watching.
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That'll Be the Day 1973 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Claude Whatham
Cast: David Essex, Ringo Starr, Rosemary Leach, James Booth, Billy Fury, Keith Moon, Rosalind Ayres, Brenda Bruce, Robert Lindsay, Beth Morris
Jim McLaine's (David Essex) maturation process takes him from his working-class background to his "breaking out" with rock music. Set in the 1950s, this is the first half of a story, which finishes with "Stardust."
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 Yellow Submarine 1968 G, 85 min.
Genre: Family
Director: George Dunning
Cast: Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Clive, Geoffrey Hughes, Peter Batten, Paul Angelis, Dick Emery, Lance Percival
This full-length cartoon is all about Pepperland–a land beneath the sea. The plot includes an attack by the Blue Meanies on the magical kingdom of Pepperland. The Beatles come to the rescue. Many great Beatles songs.
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| 1. Candy (1968)
2. Caveman (1981)
3. Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984)
4. A Hard Day's Night (1964)
5. Help! (1965)
6. Imagine: John Lennon (1988)
7. The Kids Are Alright (1979)
8. The Last Waltz (1978)
9. Let It Be (1970)
10. Lisztomania (1975)
11. The Magic Christian (1969)
12. The Point (1971)
13. Sextette (1978)
14. Son of Dracula (1974)
aka: Young Dracula
15. That'll Be the Day (1973)
16. Yellow Submarine (1968)
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