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Koyaanisqatsi
1983· 1h 26m· Documentary, Music· en
7.9777
Best Documentary Movies Starring Johnny Carson
This collection ranks 36 documentary movies starring Johnny Carson. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. Koyaanisqatsi tops the list with a 7.9/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1956–2024.
36 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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The Battered Bastards of Baseball
2014· 1h 20m· Documentary· en
7.593 - 3
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2019· 1h 35m· Documentary· en
7.631 - 4
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013· 1h 23m· Documentary· en
7.063 - 5
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
2013· 1h 29m· Documentary· en
7.732 - 6
Jerry Before Seinfeld
2017· 1h 2m· Comedy, Documentary· en
6.8156 - 7
This Is Bob Hope...
2017· 1h 55m· Documentary, Comedy· en
8.01 - 8
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1986· 1h 2m· Comedy, TV Movie, Documentary· en
—0 - 9
The Man Who Stole Einstein's Brain
2023· 1h 18m· Documentary· en
—0 - 10
Butterfly in the Sky
2024· 1h 27m· Documentary· en
8.211 - 11
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
2012· 1h 55m· Documentary· en
7.816 - 12
Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
2003· 1h 30m· Music, Documentary· en
7.54 - 13
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021· 1h 47m· Documentary· en
7.426 - 14
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
2022· 1h 9m· Documentary· en
6.714 - 15
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
2020· 1h 15m· Documentary· en
7.54 - 16
Johnny Goes Home
1982· 48m· Documentary· en
—0 - 17
Luther: Never Too Much
2024· 1h 41m· Documentary, Music· en
8.010 - 18
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
2013· 1h 16m· Comedy, Documentary· en
7.52 - 19
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
1987· 48m· Comedy, Family, TV Movie· en
—0 - 20
Finster
2022· 1h 13m· Documentary· en
—0 - 21
The Great Toilet Paper Scare
2020· 11m· Documentary, Animation· en
—0 - 22
Llyn Foulkes One Man Band
2013· 1h 28m· Documentary· en
7.73 - 23
Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents
1996· 48m· Documentary· en
7.52 - 24
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019· 1h 30m· Documentary· en
6.512 - 25
The Many Faces of Jim Carrey
2023· Documentary· en
7.24 - 26
Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker
2014· 43m· Documentary· en
—0 - 27
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
1992· 1h 0m· Documentary, History· en
—0 - 28
Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads
2019· 2h 0m· Documentary, History· en
10.01 - 29
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
1956· 1h 11m· Comedy, Documentary· en
10.01 - 30
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986· 1h 0m· Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie· en
9.02 - 31
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
2007· 2h 5m· Documentary· en
6.510 - 32
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
2023· 1h 18m· Documentary· en
—0 - 33
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983· 1h 30m· TV Movie, Documentary· en
8.02 - 34
Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front
1977· 2h 0m· Documentary· en
—0 - 35
50 Years of NBC Late Night
2001· 1h 40m· Documentary, Comedy· en
—0 - 36
6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote
2024· 53m· Documentary, History, TV Movie· fr
8.01
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Frequently asked questions
How many documentary movies has Johnny Carson made?
36 documentary movies starring Johnny Carson carry real rating data in this catalog.
How are these Johnny Carson films ranked?
By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.
What is the best Johnny Carson documentary movie?
Koyaanisqatsi currently holds the #1 position in this collection.
Which Johnny Carson documentary movie is the most popular?
Koyaanisqatsi has the largest audience (777 votes) among these titles.