Overview
Lorne
Directed by Morgan Neville
2026
A documentary on the life of Lorne Michaels, the enigmatic creator of Saturday Night Live.
STARRINGLorne Michaels, Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph, John MulaneyGENREDocumentary, History
Overview
A film from Morgan Neville, starring Lorne Michaels and Tina Fey.
It opened at #18 with $271K, fell 72% in its second weekend, and has $449K domestic. Critics and audiences: 74% on Rotten Tomatoes and 3.57 on Letterboxd.
It’s streaming on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads. Next is awards season: Independent Spirit Awards nominations are announced December 2, 2026.
GenreDocumentary, History
Distributor
Letterboxd · As of Oct 11
3.57
| Point | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 28 | 3.57 |
| Sep 29 | 3.57 |
| Sep 30 | 3.57 |
| Oct 1 | 3.57 |
| Oct 2 | 3.57 |
| Oct 3 | 3.57 |
| Oct 4 | 3.57 |
| Oct 5 | 3.57 |
| Oct 6 | 3.57 |
| Oct 7 | 3.57 |
| Oct 8 | 3.57 |
| Oct 9 | 3.57 |
| Oct 10 | 3.57 |
| Oct 11 | 3.57 |
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Box Office
View allView all box office for LorneOpening weekend
$271K
#18 · Apr 17 · then −72.4% in its second weekend
Domestic
$449K
1.66× its opening weekend
Daily14 days · Apr 17 – Apr 30 · Weekends are the peaks
14 days · Apr 17 – Apr 30 · Weekends are the peaksAwards
2026–27 seasonThe 2026–27 season hasn’t started
Lorne opened Apr 17, 2026, which makes this its season. Nominations and wins appear here as each ceremony announces them.
Academy AwardsNominations Jan 21, 2027 · winners Mar 14, 2027
Golden GlobesNominations Dec 7, 2026 · winners Jan 10, 2027
Independent Spirit AwardsNominations Dec 2, 2026 · winners Mar 6, 2027
RazziesTBA
CeremonyNext date
Academy Awards
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CriticsLetterboxd, Rotten Tomatoes and MetacriticLetterboxd 3.57 · RT 74% · Metacritic 57
Box officeDomestic gross$449K
AwardsOscar, Golden Globe and guild nominationsIn awards season
Where to Watch
United States · updated Oct 15StreamWith a subscription
Rent
Directing
Morgan NevilleProducers
Other Oscar crew categories aren’t listed yet.
Executive producers: Caitrin Rogers
