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Magical Mystery Tour

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John, Paul, George and Ringo take a psychedelic bus trip through the English countryside. Songs include the title tune, "I Am the Walrus" and "The Fool on the Hill."

Critics Reviews

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Keith Dewhurst Guardian 03/21/2018
My feelings on finding myself almost alone in praising the Beatles television film Magical Mystery Tour are amazement, and the sad conviction that as a mass the public is more stupid and ignorant than it is as individuals, and does not like to be told so. Go to Full Review
Dave Kehr Chicago Reader 01/01/2000
As 60 minutes of self-indulgent psychedelics, it's nearly impossible to watch. Go to Full Review
Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies 01/25/2022
Magical Mystery Tour might not be a masterpiece or have a real script but it's still a film that's worth watching--plus, the music rocks. Go to Full Review
Peter Canavese Groucho Reviews 10/10/2012
3/4
Entirely larky...for Beatlefans, what's not to like? [Blu-ray] Go to Full Review
Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy 09/16/2010
3/10
A big, nasty, ugly, boring mistake. With killer musical numbers. Go to Full Review
TV Guide 09/06/2007
2.5/4
A must-see for Beatles buffs and anyone interested in how the '60s looked as they were happening (rather than in slick, retrospective recreations); others might want to take a pass. Go to Full Review
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@Filbus Jul 17 Confusing plot, no conflict, and random cuts to music. The only thing that kept "Magical Mystery Tour" from getting only half a star was that the music was good, whereas the actual movie was not. I didn't want to give The Beatles a bad review, but here we are. See more Rami A Mar 23 Was it silly? Yes. Was it bad? Not in the slightest way. It would've been better if an actual film crew worked on this, similar to "A Hard Day's Night" and "Help!" Having the four Beatles work on this just shows how some of them were biased toward each other. Why did Ringo to buy a ticket for his own tour? See more Alyssa S Dec 27 This movie was super wacky but I found it fun and loved the music See more Booga L 11/03/2024 Let me begin by saying I am a big Beatles fan. Hard Day's Night, Help, Yellow Submarine are all worthy of their immense talent. I've seen Magical Mystery Tour years ago but barely remembered it. Recently I found the entire movie online and gave it another look. I was shocked at how bad this film is. Well, it's almost unwatchable. Seriously. Even as a fan, I saw very little merit to it. It was such a poorly made film. There is no story line that I can describe. That being said, even the musical moments aren't the best. I can watch Hard Day's Night, Help, and Yellow Submarine over and over and always enjoy it. This thing is just amazingly bad. See more Yakking With F 08/14/2024 i used to have the dvd from 2012 i dont like magical mystery tour i give it a 3 of 10 its was release in cinemas in the 1970s by New Line Cinema See more Nicholas L 06/08/2024 This influenced some great directors and the music is obviously brilliant. This is a great piece of british boxing day TV. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis John, Paul, George and Ringo take a psychedelic bus trip through the English countryside. Songs include the title tune, "I Am the Walrus" and "The Fool on the Hill."
Director
The Beatles, Bernard Knowles
Genre
Musical
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 8, 2017
Runtime
55m