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Joan Rivers

Actor · 49 credits · 13 in highly-rated films

Best known for Spaceballs (1987)

Frequent collaborators: Melissa Rivers, Mel Brooks, Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Don Rickles

Best Joan Rivers movies by genre

Movies (48 total, ranked by score)

  1. Spaceballs

    1987 · ★ 6.9 (3,467 votes)

    Comedy, Science Fiction

    1

  2. Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

    2013 · ★ 8.2 (10 votes)

    Documentary

    2

  3. Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work

    2010 · ★ 6.9 (47 votes)

    Documentary

    3

  4. Johnny Carson: King of Late Night

    2012 · ★ 7.8 (16 votes)

    Documentary

    4

  5. Happy Birthday, Las Vegas

    1977

    Music, Comedy

    5

  6. The Story of The Swimmer

    2014

    Documentary

    6

  7. The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

    2006 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    7

  8. Joan Rivers: Don't Start with Me

    2012 · ★ 6.4 (13 votes)

    Comedy

    8

  9. Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

    2007 · ★ 6.8 (22 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    9

  10. The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up

    2022 · ★ 6.3 (9 votes)

    Comedy, Documentary

    10

  11. Vanilla Ice Archive

    2012

    Documentary, Music

    11

  12. Joan Rivers: Abroad in London

    1992

    Comedy

    12

  13. Hootenanny a Go-Go

    1965

    Comedy, Drama, Music

    13

  14. Live at Mister Kelly's

    2021

    Documentary, Music

    14

  15. Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

    2004 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary, History, TV Movie

    15

  16. How to Murder a Millionaire

    1990 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie

    16

  17. Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

    1986 · ★ 9.0 (2 votes)

    Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie

    17

  18. Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers

    2009 · ★ 6.7 (25 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie

    18

  19. Joan Rivers: Before Melissa Pulls the Plug

    2006

    Comedy

    19

  20. Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley

    2013 · ★ 6.7 (11 votes)

    Documentary

    20

  21. Whispers: An Elephant's Tale

    2000 · ★ 5.8 (12 votes)

    Drama, Family

    21

  22. Cleavage

    2002 · ★ 6.0 (6 votes)

    TV Movie, Documentary

    22

  23. Love, Sweat and Tears

    2017 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    23

  24. Garry Shandling: Alone in Vegas

    1984 · ★ 8.0 (4 votes)

    Comedy

    24

  25. Why We Laugh: Funny Women

    2013 · ★ 7.2 (3 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    25

  26. Women Aren't Funny

    2014 · ★ 5.1 (18 votes)

    Comedy, Documentary

    26

  27. Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story

    1994 · ★ 7.3 (3 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, TV Movie

    27

  28. Lily: Sold Out

    1981 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie

    28

  29. E! True Hollywood Story: Joan Rivers

    2001 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    29

  30. Mister Universe

    1951 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)

    Romance, Comedy

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.