Lorne Michaels
Actor · 20 credits · 12 in highly-rated films
Best known for Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005)
Frequent collaborators: Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Martin Short, John Belushi, Paul Simon
Best Lorne Michaels movies by genre
Movies (20 total, ranked by score)
1Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005 · ★ 7.6 (5 votes)
Documentary, Comedy, TV Movie
2Belushi
2020 · ★ 7.0 (56 votes)
Documentary
3Lorne
2026 · ★ 6.9 (12 votes)
Documentary
4SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · ★ 6.8 (17 votes)
Comedy, Music
5I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
2025 · ★ 6.8 (20 votes)
Documentary
6Love, Gilda
2018 · ★ 7.2 (44 votes)
Documentary
7Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · ★ 7.8 (19 votes)
Music, Documentary, TV Movie
8Cracked Up
2019 · ★ 7.2 (14 votes)
Documentary
9Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989 · ★ 7.8 (6 votes)
Comedy, TV Movie
10Saturday Night
2010 · ★ 8.0 (21 votes)
Comedy, Documentary
11The Last Laugh
2016 · ★ 7.0 (21 votes)
Documentary
12Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012 · ★ 7.1 (16 votes)
Music, Documentary, History
13The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
2022 · ★ 8.0 (7 votes)
Documentary, Comedy, Drama
14Live from New York!
2015 · ★ 5.9 (22 votes)
Comedy, Documentary
15In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
2024 · ★ 6.6 (11 votes)
Documentary, Music
16Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
Documentary, Comedy, TV Movie
17The Canadian Conspiracy
1986 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)
Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie
- 18
Laser Cats!
2006
Comedy, Science Fiction, Action
- 19
Inside Portlandia
2011
Documentary, Comedy
20The Kids In The Hall: Laughing Ourselves Sick
1996
Documentary, Comedy
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.