Lorne

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From Morgan Neville, Academy Award-winning filmmaker of 20 Feet from Stardom and Won't You Be My Neighbor?, comes Lorne, an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes glimpse at the man who built the inimitable empire of comedy, shaping television and culture for generations. The documentary features exclusive footage, archival treasures, and candid interviews with the show's most iconic cast members and writers including Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph, John Mulaney, Andy Samberg, Conan O'Brien, Chris Rock and many more.

Owen Gleiberman

Variety

2d

If you’re a “Saturday Night Live” fan, you’re not going to want to miss “Lorne,” since it’s a puckishly delightful and revealing movie.

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David Ehrlich

IndieWire

2d

B-

Though “Lorne” is prone to some overly relaxed pacing, the film is held tight enough by the grip that Michaels has maintained over his little fiefdom for more than half a century.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

2d

The result is an ode of sorts to elusive bossdom, where the cryptic may remain cryptic, decoded just enough to let us appreciate the achievement.

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Rachel Wagner

Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

19h

Just because someone has an interesting job doesn't make them an interesting subject for a documentary. Case in point

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Andrew Parker

The Gate

1d

5/10

Everyone states the obvious: Lorne isn’t going to love being followed around with a camera and that Neville isn’t going to learn much more about the man than he already did going into the project.

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

2d

... seems content to pay tribute to Michaels and his accomplishments rather than creating a well-rounded portrait with fresh insight for outsiders.

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Heather

1h

Fantastic look behind the scenes. Imbued with love.

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Karen K

3h

Great movie. Loved learning about the back story of SNL and the man behind the success. I also remember and laughed at the skits they shared in the move that I remembered over the 50 years! Remembering all the players was so cool.

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Mimi1871

3h

Funny and endearing nostalgic and informative (despite Lorne not being one who likes interviews)

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Tom B

5h

Excellent, especially if you lived through those years and watched SNL.

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Andrea

9h

Loved all of it. Excellent recap of Lornes career!

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Matthew Diaz

1d

I wanted a lot more about his past and especially things outside of SNL but all in all, it is a great documentary. I love it.

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Lorne Michaels

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Maya Rudolph

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John Mulaney

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From Morgan Neville, Academy Award-winning filmmaker of 20 Feet from Stardom and Won't You Be My Neighbor?, comes Lorne, an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes glimpse at the man who built the inimitable empire of comedy, shaping television and culture for generations. The documentary features exclusive footage, archival treasures, and candid interviews with the show's most iconic cast members and writers including Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph, John Mulaney, Andy Samberg, Conan O'Brien, Chris Rock and many more.

Director: Morgan Neville
Producer: Morgan Neville, Lauren Belfer
Screenwriter: Morgan Neville, Alan Lowe, Jake Hostetter
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: Tremolo Productions
Rating: R (A Sexual Reference|Language)
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 17, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 40m

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