As a record of the roller-coaster years before they retreated into the studio, this is a must-see for every Beatles fan - and who isn't?

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 9, 2024

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years is a solid addition to the canon of documentaries on The Beatles.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 21, 2022

Funny, inspiring and superbly crafted, Ron Howard has made the definitive Beatles documentary.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Feb 18, 2022

The perfect primer for another round of Beatlemania.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 24, 2021

A joyous, lovingly crafted tribute to an iconic band.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 30, 2020

Eight Days A Week confirms that every young group of miscreants who have picked up guitars and drums in the last fifty years have been playing in The Beatles sandbox.

| Jan 14, 2020

'Eight Days a Week' draws people's attention by the amount of recordings, about their years of shows and tours, that has been conveniently restored and shine as never before in an admirable and pure editing work. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Aug 20, 2019

In short, two hours of ecstasy for the fans and happiness for the rest of the audience. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jan 14, 2019

This doc isn't pretending to be anything but hagiographic, but despite its obvious fandom, it does a great job of reminding us just how ground breaking and popular the Beatles really were.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 7, 2018

This film, like The Beatles, arrives and leaves in a rush, but it does leave one thing behind: unforgettable music.

| Oct 18, 2018

Like most documentaries Howard has made it's fine, if rather unnecessary.

| Original Score: 2.9/5 | Aug 28, 2018

Ron Howard brings a narrative structure to a wealth of images and sounds, and it's a great story, even if you think you've heard it all before.

| Aug 23, 2018

The documentary's richness is so great that it doesn't even end when the final credits run. [Full review in Spanish]

| Jul 9, 2018

Unearthed fan footage and gorgeously restored concert clips make this a must-see for Beatles fans.

| Nov 27, 2017

Howard assembles Eight Days a Week with an eye to appeasing those knowledgeable about Beatles history.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 20, 2017

Howard avoids the sadness that descends on so many Beatles-related projects these days, and concentrates instead on what made them fab.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 18, 2017

Its emphasis is on the few short years in 1964 and 1965 when the world loved the Beatles and they loved us right back.

| Sep 21, 2017

It's about a band; but it's also about western culture, fandom and an era that changed the way we experience music forever.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Sep 15, 2017

The achievement of [Ron] Howard's documentary is to make the familiar feel new again, placing the viewer inside that moment - even if you never lived it - when to witness The Beatles was to watch the horizon of your world brighten before you like the dawn

| Sep 12, 2017

Eight Days a Week is a well-drawn reminder that nothing gold-or platinum-can stay, not even the biggest band in the world.

| Aug 24, 2017