The Best Johnny Carson Movies, Ranked
40 credits from 1956 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Apollo 11 (2019) comes out on top with a score of 89. The biggest box office hit is Apollo 11 (2019) with $15.3M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
The Best Johnny Carson Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Johnny Carson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Biography leads with 1 films, and What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael (2019) is the pick of them.
The Best Johnny Carson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Johnny Carson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Johnny Carson movie?
Apollo 11 (2019) is the best-rated Johnny Carson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 89, ahead of Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017) (75) and What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael (2019) (60). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Apollo 11: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Johnny Carson movie?
Apollo 11 (2019) made the most at the box office, with $15.3M worldwide, followed by Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017) with $341K. Together, Johnny Carson's films with box office figures have made $30M.
What is the best Johnny Carson biography movie?
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael (2019) is the best-rated of Johnny Carson's biography films, with a score of 60. In other genres: Apollo 11 (history) and Whitney: Can I Be Me (music).
What is the newest Johnny Carson movie?
The newest film on Johnny Carson's filmography is Breakdown: 1975 (2025), with Johnny Carson as Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
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