Director Morgan Neville clearly had a treasure trove of unseen footage from which to build a storyline for Paul McCartney: Man on the Run, his new documentary that focuses on the Wings era. Much of the film, which begins streaming on Amazon Prime on Feb. 27, 2026, following a pair of nights in theaters, revolves around the extremely remote farm in Scotland where McCartney retreated after the Beatles’ final concert, on the roof of their offices in London in January 1969.

By all accounts, the Scottish farm made for rather rustic living and allowed McCartney to step away from the spotlight and launch both a family and his solo career. He was 27 when he released his debut solo album, McCartney, on April 17, 1970.

In the film, some surprising objectivity is voiced by Sean Ono Lennon regarding the dynamics of the Beatles’ breakup and the bind between his father, John Lennon, and McCartney. Indeed, McCartney shows a willingness to let others put a bit of shade on the received history. In many ways this film lets McCartney have the final word about the Beatles, especially about the sequence of the breakup. It is also frank in its treatment of Allen Klein, who gets his deserved comeuppance as the manager initially endorsed by the other three Beatles and eventually dismissed by Lennon.

Oscar-, Emmy- and Grammy-winning director Neville knows his way around constructing a documentary and delivers in fine form. The film, which covers the decade following the breakup of the Beatles, looks great, and is very well edited. The live footage is almost uniformly thrilling.

One poignant sequence reveals footage shot in and around McCartney’s farm during the production of 1977’s “Mull of Kintyre,” where the local bagpipe band added perfect color to what at that point became Britain’s biggest-selling single of all time. Sporadic commentary is provided by Mick Jagger, Chrissie Hynde and others, including British rocker Nick Lowe, whose band Brinsley Schwarz was invited to open on Wings’ initial tour of the U.K. It seems McCartney’s new band would pick out random colleges on a map, roll up and offer to play lunchtime gigs for £.50 admission. McCartney recalled that during the Beatles era he never really handled any money, but on this tour the band was able to divide up a lot of £.50 coins.

Especially great is the background to McCartney’s 1973 solo album, Band on the Run. He asked EMI for a list of studios around the globe and without much research he and Linda picked one in Africa. Half the band refused to go, so it was basically Paul, Linda and guitarist Denny Laine landing in Nigeria. The ramshackle EMI studio conditions seemed to provide a catalyst for an album that ranks very high on the list of Beatles solo releases.

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A companion album titled Man on the Run—Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack, is available with a dozen all-time classics, hits and essential tracks from across Paul McCartney and Wings’ catalog, as well as three previously unreleased recordings: “Arrow Through Me (Rough Mix),” a previously unreleased version from the 1979 album sessions for Back to the Egg; “Live And Let Die (Rockshow),” from the 1980 concert film Rockshow; and “Gotta Sing Gotta Dance,” originally featured in the 1973 The James Paul McCartney TV Special.

It’s available to order in the U.S. here, in Canada here and in the U.K. here. An Amazon-exclusive color vinyl LP is available here. A book, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run, arrived Nov. 4, 2025, available in the U.S. here, in Canada here and in the U.K. here.