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If you liked Autopsy the last hours of Johnny Carson, a movie, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1The Late Shift

    The Late Shift (1996)

    ★ 6.4/10

    David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."

  2. 2The Shootist

    The Shootist (1976)

    ★ 7.1/10

    Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the…

  3. 3Sweet and Lowdown

    Sweet and Lowdown (1999)

    ★ 6.8/10

    In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.

  4. 4While the City Sleeps

    While the City Sleeps (1956)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".

  5. 5Fat Man and Little Boy

    Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Assigned to oversee the development of the atomic bomb, Gen. Leslie Groves is a stern military man determined to have the project go according to plan. He selects J. Robert Oppenheimer as the key scientist on the…

  6. 6A League of Their Own

    A League of Their Own (1992)

    ★ 7.2/10

    As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey. Competitive sisters…

  7. 7Dead Reckoning

    Dead Reckoning (1946)

    ★ 6.9/10

    War heroes Rip Murdock and Johnny Drake are sent to Washington, D.C, to receive top honors for their service. Johnny, seemingly terrified by the publicity that awaits him, jumps off the train and later turns up dead…

  8. 8The Good German

    The Good German (2006)

    ★ 5.8/10

    An American journalist arrives in Berlin just after the end of World War Two. He becomes involved in a murder mystery surrounding a dead GI who washes up at a lakeside mansion during the Potsdam negotiations between…

  9. 9The Man Who Could Cheat Death

    The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)

    ★ 5.8/10

    Dr. Bonner plans to live forever through periodic gland transplants from younger, healthier human victims. Bonner looks about 40; he's really 104 years old. But people are starting to get suspicious, and he may not…

  10. 10Snake Eyes

    Snake Eyes (1998)

    ★ 6.2/10

    All bets are off when shady homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match. Determined to solve the crime, he quickly learns that his search for answers will only uncover yet more questions in an…

  11. 11Too Late

    Too Late (2016)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Private investigator Mel Sampson is tasked with tracking down the whereabouts of a missing woman from his own past.

  12. 12And the Band Played On

    And the Band Played On (1993)

    ★ 6.4/10

    The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.

  13. 13Mermaids

    Mermaids (1990)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax is tired of her wacky mom moving their family to a different town any time she feels it is necessary. When they move to a small Massachusetts town and Mrs. Flax begins dating a…

  14. 14Young Woman and the Sea

    Young Woman and the Sea (2024)

    ★ 7.9/10

    This is the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the…

  15. 15Civil War

    Civil War (2024)

    ★ 6.8/10

    In the near future, a group of war journalists attempt to survive while reporting the truth as the United States stands on the brink of civil war.

  16. 16State of Play

    State of Play (2009)

    ★ 6.8/10

    When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.

  17. 17The Pride of the Yankees

    The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

    ★ 7.3/10

    The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

  18. 18The Big Heat

    The Big Heat (1953)

    ★ 7.7/10

    After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.

  19. 19Frost/Nixon

    Frost/Nixon (2008)

    ★ 7.3/10

    For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his…

  20. 20Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

    Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. Television producer by day, CIA assassin by night, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA at the height of his TV career and trained to become a…

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