Love Shines vs McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass

McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6/10 for Love Shines). Love Shines is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 30m. Love Shines is the older of the two (2010 against 2026). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Elvis Costello.

Love Shines posterLove Shines2010 VS McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass posterMcCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass2026
Love ShinesMcCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass
Audience score★ 6.0/10★ 8.4/10
Year20102026
Length1h 29m1h 30m
GenresDocumentary, MusicDocumentary, Music
CountryUSUnited Kingdom
DirectorDouglas ArrowsmithArthur Cary
Main castKiefer Sutherland, Bob Rock, Elvis Costello, Ron Sexsmith, Leslie FeistPaul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Mike McGear, Klaus Voormann

Synopsis

Love Shines

An atmospheric quest film, Love Shines follows Canadian songwriter Ron Sexsmith as he embarks on a last ditch effort to achieve a 'hit'. The curtain pulls back for a rare glimpse inside the process as Sexsmith works with legendary producer Bob Rock (Metallica, Motley Crue). But will this be enough? Sexsmith must emerge with a song that achieves commercial radio play, but the journey with Rock also turns introspective.

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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