# Let It Be (1970)

> A raw, bittersweet backstage record of the Beatles creating music together as their once-unshakable partnership begins to come apart.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12400

## Facts

- Runtime: 81 min
- Genres: Documentary, Music
- Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg
- Cast: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, George Martin, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Geoff Emerick
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065976/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: wistful, melancholic, intimate, music history night, rock documentary marathon

## Synopsis

Witness the final days of a legendary rock band as they create music and confront their inevitable split.

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- [This Is It (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/7883)
- [The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/8361)
- [The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/259436)
- [Borrowed Time: Lennon's Last Decade (2025)](https://ember.film/movie/7413468)
- [A Hard Day's Night (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/578)
- [The Last Waltz (1978)](https://ember.film/movie/8186)
- [Help! (1965)](https://ember.film/movie/8826)
- [Nick Cave's Veiled World (2025)](https://ember.film/movie/7530870)
- [Man on the Run (2026)](https://ember.film/movie/3943944)
- [Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)](https://ember.film/movie/6384)

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