A Hard Day's Night

This guy HERE writes of it's musical and cinematic significance; to me, I can think of no scripted movie that so singularly captures a moment frozen in time such as A Hard Day's Night does. Also, I had no idea that the name "The Beatles" never actually is said in the movie, and I've seen it maybe 100 times. Even if you don't care for The Beatles, I cannot imagine that this film and it's influence wouldn't be impressive. It's not merely a great "goofy musical" movie, it's just flat-out a great movie, period.

The film would change pop music, but also had a huge impact on cinema. Many of the scenes that feature in the film have been mimicked since, particularly the opening sequence where the band is being chased by fans.

There's not a wasted minute in A Hard Day's Night. It's a relentlessly entertaining film that is not only the best film to feature The Beatles, but one of the finest British comedies of all time.

The cultural significance of this production is incredible. In terms of sheer quality of musical material contained in a movie, there aren't many films that can rival A Hard Day's Night. Capturing the band at the peak of Beatlemania, when they were effortlessly churning out pop hit after pop hit, few film soundtracks can boast the success of its accompanying record. The official soundtrack sold in excess of a million copies within a week of release, and the single from the film, Can't Buy Me Love, sold similar amounts the day it hit stores.

Obviously, it was greatly helped that the four main characters were just naturally funny, charismatic dudes.  

One thing that's particularly impressive is the quality of performances from the members of band, especially given the fact that this is their debut feature. Sure, they had plenty of years performing under their belt and frequently gave entertaining interviews, but acting is a very different type of performance altogether, and many musicians have failed to make convincing transitions to the big screen. 

Of course, the film was released in July, and the Beatles has already been ruling the charts for months by then.

During the week of 4 April 1964, The Beatles held twelve positions on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, including the top five positions. Neither feat has been matched by any other artist to date. The songs were "Can't Buy Me Love," "Twist and Shout," "She Loves You," "I Want to Hold Your Hand," and "Please Please Me"