Born In Chicago vs McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass

McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 8/10 for Born In Chicago). Born In Chicago is the shorter watch at 1h 17m compared with 1h 30m. Born In Chicago is the older of the two (2013 against 2026). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Born In ChicagoMcCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass
Audience score★ 8.0/10★ 8.4/10
Year20132026
Length1h 17m1h 30m
GenresDocumentary, MusicDocumentary, Music
CountryUnited States of AmericaUnited Kingdom
DirectorBob Sarles, John AndersonArthur Cary
Main castDan Aykroyd, B.B. King, Bill Graham, Buddy Guy, Bob DylanPaul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Mike McGear, Klaus Voormann

Synopsis

Born In Chicago

"Born In Chicago" is a soulful documentary film that chronicles a uniquely musical passing of the torch. It’s the story of first generation blues performers who had made their way to Chicago from the Mississippi Delta and their ardent and unexpected followers – young white, middle class kids who followed this evocative music to smoky clubs deep in Chicago’s ghettos. There, against all odds, they were encouraged by the greats who had became…

McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass

For over fifty years, the disappearance of Paul McCartney’s original Höfner bass has been one of rock ‘n’ roll’s enduring mysteries. The Hunt for the Lost Bass tells the extraordinary story of this iconic instrument, and the fan powered quest to find it.

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