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- 2025
- R
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 40 m
- 2025
- R
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 40 m
Summary Set in 1972 New York, this documentary explores John and Yoko's world amid a turbulent era. Centered on the One to One charity concert for special needs children, it features unseen archives, home movies, and restored footage.
Directed By: Kevin Macdonald, Sam Rice-Edwards
Written By: Clare Keogh
- 2025
- R
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 40 m
- 2025
- R
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 40 m
One to One: John & Yoko
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Summary Set in 1972 New York, this documentary explores John and Yoko's world amid a turbulent era. Centered on the One to One charity concert for special needs children, it features unseen archives, home movies, and restored footage.
Directed By: Kevin Macdonald, Sam Rice-Edwards
Written By: Clare Keogh
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
79
88% Positive
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
13% Mixed
3 Reviews
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0% Negative
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0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
79
88% Positive
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
13% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Apr 12, 2025
One to One: John & Yoko becomes not just an enormously moving historical portrait but a freshly relevant and cathartic one.
Feb 1, 2025
In its mix of remarkable archival material, the film is both tender and galvanizing, summoning up what New York felt like in 1972 (yes, I would know) and offering a fresh slant on a country’s upheaval and a generation’s countercultural awakening.
Feb 1, 2025
As much as the film repeatedly pays tribute to their relationship— its unaffected honesty, their political influence, the beautiful and often alienating art they created — it can’t compete with the view of their cozy apartment. “All I want is the truth,” Lennon once sang; he knew that it’s much simpler than you could ever imagine.
Mar 10, 2025
It’s a document of a febrile time and a wake-up call for a fizzled revolution.
By David Hughes FULL REVIEW
Apr 17, 2025
This documentary has the feel of someone flipping channels nonchalantly, and everything they turn to is an interesting watch.
Feb 1, 2025
While it’s a remarkable feat, particularly from an editing perspective, there’s also something laboratory-like about raiding the archive from a distance and imposing such an articficial structure on it.
Mar 31, 2025
It is highly likely that Macdonald is making explicit connections between the US military industrial complex and the system of consumer-based capitalism that supposedly dulls the masses and funds the wars. But, sheesh, does it have to be such a drag?
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings
6.7
71% Positive
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
14% Mixed
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1 Rating
14% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings
6.7
71% Positive
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
14% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
14% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
Nov 15, 2025
The title refers to the only full-length concert that John Lennon did after leaving the Beatles. It was at Madison Square Garden in 1972, but this film covers lots more. One thing that makes it stand out is that every musical number is performed in its entirety… not just a verse/chorus then more soundbites. There’s also lots of additional footage from John and Yoko’s time in New York, including their protests and their Village apartment. It also features lots of additional historical clips that reflect the political culture of the time. The highlight is seeing Lennon and his band performing and the cause for the concert isn’t revealed until near the end, presenting some devastating footage of institutionalized children. It’s even more moving when they’re brought to Central Park for a day of fun, while Lennon sings “Imagine” (tears guaranteed). The political reflections are even more relevant today, while offering one more chance to enjoy the couple’s activism and affection.
Report
Production Company
- Mercury Studios
- Plan B/KM Films
Release Date Apr 11, 2025
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating R
Genres
Website https://www.onetoonefilm.com/
Awards
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
• 1 Nomination
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
• 1 Nomination
