SimilarScreen
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

Hollywood's biggest stars celebrate a TV legend

20228.01h 25m

Overview

The one-night-only celebration honoring the life and legacy of the famed producer features intimate conversations, special performances and surprise reunions that pay homage to the man behind some of television’s greatest stories in celebration of his 100th birthday.

Directed by James B. Merryman
0

Top Cast

Norman Lear

Norman Lear

Self

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston

Self

Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler

Self

Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer

Self

Jimmy Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel

Self

George Clooney

George Clooney

Self

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Self

Asante Blackk

Asante Blackk

Self

Laverne Cox

Laverne Cox

Self

Isabella Gómez

Isabella Gómez

Self

Themes & Keywords

celebrationhomagespecial

About Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter is a documentary, comedy, tv movie film released in 2022 exploring themes of celebration, homage, special. Directed by James B. Merryman, it stars Norman Lear, Jennifer Aniston, Amy Poehler. The one-night-only celebration honoring the life and legacy of the famed producer features intimate conversations, special performances and surprise reunions that pay homage to the man behind some of television’s greatest stories in celebration of his 100th birthday.

Movies Similar to Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

Discover titles like Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

If you enjoyed Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter.

The Muppet Show
25% Match

Music, comedy, and a whole lot of chaos is bound to ensue when The Muppets once again take the stage of the original Muppet Theatre with their very special guest, Sabrina Carpenter!

Rifkin’s Festival
22% Match

The story of a married American couple who go to the San Sebastian Film Festival. They get caught up in the magic of the festival, the beauty and charm of Spain and the fantasy of movies. She has an affair with a brilliant French movie director, and he falls in love with a beautiful Spanish woman who lives there.

Drillbit Taylor
22% Match

Dealing with a sociopathic school bully, three high school freshmen hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them, not realizing he is just a homeless beggar and petty thief looking for some easy cash.

Jack and Jill
22% Match

Jack Sadelstein, a successful advertising executive in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife and kids, dreads one event each year: the Thanksgiving visit of his twin sister Jill. Jill's neediness and passive-aggressiveness is maddening to Jack, turning his normally tranquil life upside down.

The Last Kiss
20% Match

Michael has a great job, has his 4 best friends, and is in love with a beautiful girl at 30. He loves Jenna but his life seems predictable until someone else enters his life. It seems that everybody's having relationship problems.

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
20% Match

The Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special was a 2001 New York City revue show by Michael Jackson. It took place on September 7, 2001 and September 10, 2001. In late November 2001, the CBS television network aired the concerts as a two-hour special in honour of Michael Jackson's thirtieth year as a solo entertainer (his first solo single, "Got to Be There", was recorded in 1971). The show was edited from footage of two separate concerts Michael had orchestrated in New York City's Madison Square Garden on September 7 and September 10 of 2001. The shows sold out in five hours. Ticket prices were pop's most expensive ever; the best seats cost $5,000 and included a dinner with Michael Jackson and a signed poster.

Melinda and Melinda
20% Match

While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories about Melinda ; both versions have the same basic elements, but one take on her state of affairs leans toward levity, while the other is full of anguish. Each story involves Melinda coping with a recent divorce through substance abuse while beginning a romantic relationship with a close friend's husband.

24 Hour Party People
20% Match

Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols, he persuades his station to televise one of their performances, and soon Manchester's punk groups are clamoring for him to manage them. Riding the wave of a musical revolution, Wilson and his friends create the legendary Factory Records label and The Hacienda club.

Just My Luck
19% Match

Manhattanite Ashley is known to many as the luckiest woman around. After a chance encounter with a down-and-out young man, however, she realizes that she's swapped her fortune for his.