Paul McCartney: Man on the Run ()
Cast: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, George Harrison
Release Date: February 19, 2026
Runtime: 2 hr. 0 mins.
Genre: Documentary, Music
What happens when you wake up the morning after leaving the most important rock bandof all time?In April 1970, Paul released his first solo album, McCartney, alongside a shocking pressrelease that announced the beloved band had split. When asked what he’d do next, he saidhis only plan…was to grow up. Man on the Run captures Paul’s transformative decade in thewake of The Beatles’ break-up.Paul and his wife Linda escaped to a remote farm in Scotland and raised their family whilePaul grappled with the reality of making music on his own. He decided to start from scratch,putting together a band called Wings, first with only Linda, and then eventually withan ever-rotating line-up of musicians.Paul wrestled with critics who wouldn’t acknowledge his solo abilities, with The Beatles overlegal issues, and with his own discomfort being the leader of a new band. But Paul just keptwriting music, never afraid to try something different. Always grounded and inspired byLinda and their kids, Paul emerged triumphant, embarking on a world tour and producing hitafter hit.1980 brought not only John Lennon’s death, but also an arrest in Japan that left Paulreevaluating everything. The end of the most pivotal decade of his life ended the same wayit began, with the dissolution of a band and the release of a groundbreaking solo album.Through stunning archival footage, Linda McCartney’s exceptional photographs,and interviews with Mick Jagger, Chrissie Hynde, Sean Ono Lennon, Mary and StellaMcCartney, all the living Wings members, and of course Paul himself, the film examines thistime through a uniquely vulnerable lens. This is a Paul McCartney you’ve never seenbefore.
Synopsis
What happens when you wake up the morning after leaving the most important rock bandof all time?In April 1970, Paul released his first solo album, McCartney, alongside a shocking pressrelease that announced the beloved band had split. When asked what he’d do next, he saidhis only plan…was to grow up. Man on the Run captures Paul’s transformative decade in thewake of The Beatles’ break-up.Paul and his wife Linda escaped to a remote farm in Scotland and raised their family whilePaul grappled with the reality of making music on his own. He decided to start from scratch,putting together a band called Wings, first with only Linda, and then eventually withan ever-rotating line-up of musicians.Paul wrestled with critics who wouldn’t acknowledge his solo abilities, with The Beatles overlegal issues, and with his own discomfort being the leader of a new band. But Paul just keptwriting music, never afraid to try something different. Always grounded and inspired byLinda and their kids, Paul emerged triumphant, embarking on a world tour and producing hitafter hit.1980 brought not only John Lennon’s death, but also an arrest in Japan that left Paulreevaluating everything. The end of the most pivotal decade of his life ended the same wayit began, with the dissolution of a band and the release of a groundbreaking solo album.Through stunning archival footage, Linda McCartney’s exceptional photographs,and interviews with Mick Jagger, Chrissie Hynde, Sean Ono Lennon, Mary and StellaMcCartney, all the living Wings members, and of course Paul himself, the film examines thistime through a uniquely vulnerable lens. This is a Paul McCartney you’ve never seenbefore.