Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition

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With unprecedented access to the official archives and intimate recollections from the band, both current and past, IRON MAIDEN: BURNING AMBITION invites fans to experience one of the most iconic journeys in music history. Spanning five decades, this electrifying documentary charts the band's rise from the pubs of East London to the world's biggest stadiums. Featuring exclusive interviews with band members and contributors such as Javier Bardem, Lars Ulrich and Chuck D, as well as all-new animated sequences of the band's legendary mascot, Eddie, the film offers a rare and intimate look at Iron Maiden's uncompromising vision and unwavering connection with their truly global army of fans.

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Ed Potton

The Times (UK)

3h

3/5

There’s not much here to convert nonbelievers, but the affection is palpable.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

1d

3/5

It’s cheerful and watchable, if a relentlessly on-brand fan promo, corporately policed and controlled, using vintage archive photos and video rather than closeup talking-head footage of the band now.

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Ed Gibbs

Time Out

Apr 29

3/5

Refusing to follow in the footsteps of punk, as the record labels demanded, they remained true to themselves -- a fact that only makes their fans love them more. This is, then, a joyous love letter to Maiden, pure and simple.

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Peter Gray

The AU Review

1d

3.5/5

Rather than alienating outsiders with dense fan service, Burning Ambition opens the door wide and makes a compelling case for why Iron Maiden continue to matter fifty years later.

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Alistair Harkness

Scotsman

3d

4/5

Boasting extensive new audio interviews with surviving band members from the various eras...the film provides a raw and honest account of Iron Maiden’s highs and lows while also...getting to the heart of why they mean so much to so many.

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Travis Johnson

Blunt Magazine

Apr 30

It’s a celebration of Maiden, and they’re a band that deserve to be celebrated, but it’s hard not to wish we got a film that went a little deeper.

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Don T

53m

It was awesome! I love anything Iron Maiden!

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Scott S

1h

man I love Maiden. but this movie was boring. not enough music (full songs), and odd story centered around of playing to fans all around the world as if no other rock bag did the same thing in that era. the Megadeth movie a few months ago was better. pumped. iron maiden movie made me sad.

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Alex

1h

Pretty good music documentary, it’s cool to see Iron Maiden on the big screen and loud af with great sound

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Robert

1h

no discussion of the music

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Ray Lundrigan

1h

Cool film about the history of the band in a nutshell. It is comprised of mostly already seen footage but the narrations is what makes this special. It would have been cool for the film to get into the fanclub specials and their football (soccer) clubs, but there is only so much time. Great movie - check it out! I just saw that it also asks what I disliked mostly is was the air guitar at the end th as tvi thought was cheesy

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Ronald I

1h

Nice overview but a little heavy on material previously covered in their DVDs (Poland, Rio)

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With unprecedented access to the official archives and intimate recollections from the band, both current and past, IRON MAIDEN: BURNING AMBITION invites fans to experience one of the most iconic journeys in music history. Spanning five decades, this electrifying documentary charts the band's rise from the pubs of East London to the world's biggest stadiums. Featuring exclusive interviews with band members and contributors such as Javier Bardem, Lars Ulrich and Chuck D, as well as all-new animated sequences of the band's legendary mascot, Eddie, the film offers a rare and intimate look at Iron Maiden's uncompromising vision and unwavering connection with their truly global army of fans.

Director: Malcolm Venville
Screenwriter: David Teague
Distributor: Trafalgar Releasing
Production Co: Universal Pictures Content Group
Genre: Documentary, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 7, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 46m