Paul McCartney joins Letterboxd and shares his four favourite movies
Music industry legend Paul McCartney has joined the film cataloguing platform Letterboxd, marking his arrival by sharing four of his favourite movies of all time.
McCartney’s profile, which only surfaced today, includes a bio description that reads “Just a ‘Man on the Run'” alongside a category of ‘Favourites’, which includes Frank Tashlin’s 1956 classic This Girl Can’t Help It, Elia Kazan’s 1954 crime drama On the Waterfront, Jordan Peele’s contemporary horror masterpiece Get Out, and Martin Scorsese’s 1978 concert movie The Last Waltz.
The legendary musician also shared some insights behind those choices on his website, saying, “The Girl Can’t Help It, I always love that one and watch it again and again.” He added, “On the Waterfront, with Marlon Brando, fantastic film. Get Out, I think Jordan Peele did a great job with that. And The Last Waltz – that’s a nice one to round it out.”
McCartney joins a host of famous faces on the film platform, with Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Charli XCX, Dacre Montgomery, and many more high-profile actors and musicians creating profiles to rate films and share their views and opinions.
McCartney’s arrival comes as he gears up for the release of his documentary film Man on the Run, chronicling his endeavours from the formation of Wings across the 1970s. Directed by Morgan Neville, Man on the Run also explores how McCartney rebuilt his life and career following the breakup of The Beatles, with archival photographs and footage shot by his then-wife, Linda.
Discussing the project in a recent Q&A session in London, McCartney recalled the emotional poignancy of re-visiting those seminal moments in his life and career. “I think all the stuff with the kids and Linda, you know, is lovely to see,” he said. “I mean, obviously, the Linda stuff was very emotional, because she looks so beautiful… she’s so cool. So that comes over.”
Adding, “If there were ideas that were a little bit crazy, I’d say, ‘Should I do that? Could I do that?’ And she’d say, ‘It’s allowed.’ And it was like, ‘Yeah, that’s brilliant.’ It’s a great philosophy in life: ‘It’s allowed.’”
Elsewhere, he also recalled how much he “loved” his former band mates, especially John Lennon, and described the Fab Four as a “magical foursome” who had “a lot in common”.
Man on the Run is available on Prime Video on February 27th, 2026, released alongside the soundtrack album.
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