Backbeat (1994)
"5 guys. 4 legends. 3 lovers. 2 friends. 1 band."
ThumbScore
👍 68%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 69%
(RT: 69%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Gary Bakewell as Paul McCartney
Chris O'Neill as George Harrison
Scot Williams as Pete Best
Kai Wiesinger as Klaus Voormann
Is Backbeat good?
It's divisive. 68% audience score, estimated from 115 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 69%.
Overview
Chronicles the early days of The Beatles in Hamburg, Germany. The film focuses primarily on the relationship between Stuart Sutcliffe, John Lennon, and Sutcliffe's girlfriend Astrid Kirchherr. Wikipedia ↗
