McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass vs Urgh! A Music War
McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.3/10 for Urgh! A Music War). McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 1m. Urgh! A Music War is the older of the two (1981 against 2026). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass
Urgh! A Music War| McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass | Urgh! A Music War | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 1981 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Documentary, Music | Documentary, Music |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Arthur Cary | Derek Burbidge |
| Main cast | Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Mike McGear, Klaus Voormann | Danny Elfman, Nigel Bennett, Toyah Willcox, Sting, Joan Jett |
Synopsis
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.
Urgh! A Music War
Urgh! A Music War is a British film released in 1982 featuring performances by punk rock, new wave, and post-punk acts, filmed in 1980. Among the artists featured in the movie are Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), Magazine, The Go-Go's, Toyah Willcox, The Fleshtones, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, X, XTC, Devo, The Cramps, Oingo Boingo, Dead Kennedys, Gary Numan, Klaus Nomi, Wall of Voodoo, Pere Ubu, Steel Pulse, Surf Punks, 999, UB40…
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