2026 · documentary · music
Man on the Run
Directed by Morgan Neville2h 7m2026
Paul McCartney forms new band Wings after Beatles breakup. Archival home footage shows his life with Linda, who influenced his music. The film follows Wings from formation through the 1970s, during which McCartney wrote hit songs.
Our read: Man on the Run (2026) reads as a warm, steady, grounded documentary · music entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Warm, steady, measured documentary / music, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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