Movies like Gong, But Not Forgotten: The Original Johnny Blaze Story
The best movies like Gong, But Not Forgotten: The Original Johnny Blaze Story are Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018), The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996) and Mr. Saturday Night (1992). If Gong, But Not Forgotten: The Original Johnny Blaze Story hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedWon't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)8.0/10 from 628 votes
- NewestThe Luckiest Man in America (2025)Released 2025
Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
For more than thirty years, and through his television program, Fred Rogers (1928-2003), host, producer, writer and pianist, accompanied by his puppets and his many friends, spoke directly to young children about some of life's most important issues.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
A successful veterinarian and radio show host with low self-esteem asks her model friend to impersonate her when a handsome man wants to see her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMr. Saturday Night (1992)
Buddy Young was the comic's comic, beloved by everyone. Now, playing to miniscule crowds in nursing homes, it seems like everybody but Buddy realizes that he should retire. As Buddy looks for work in show business, he realizes that the rest of the world has forgotten the golden days of Buddy Young, and that there just may not be room in the business for an old comic like himself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Hoax (2006)
In what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Late Shift (1996)
David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRun Ronnie Run (2002)
A redneck with an uncanny knack for getting arrested becomes the star of his own reality program.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Patsy (1964)
Eccentric bellhop Stanley Belt is recruited unexpectedly by the comedy team of a recently deceased entertainer. Stanley struggles to become a song-and-dance man as the team grooms him to become a star. But as the date of a high-stakes appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show grows near, they begin to fear that the only astonishing thing about Stanley is his utter lack of talent.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKevin Hart: I'm a Grown Little Man (2009)
Fresh off the heels of appearing in movies like Superhero Movie and The 40 Year-Old Virgin, fast-talking comedian Kevin Hart stars in this live stand-up performance where he makes fun of everything and everybody - especially himself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Slammin' Salmon (2009)
The brutal former heavyweight boxing champion Cleon "Slammin'" Salmon (Duncan), now owner of a Miami restaurant, institutes a competition to see which waiter can earn the most money in one night: the winner stands to gain $10,000, while the loser will endure a beating at the hands of the champ.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Last Dragon (1985)
A young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the glow. Along the way he must fight an evil martial arts expert and rescue a beautiful singer from an obsessed music promoter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFunny Bones (1995)
Tommy Fawkes wants to be a successful comedian. After his Las Vegas debut is a failure, he returns to Blackpool where his father—also a comedian—started, and where he spent the summers of his childhood.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNorm Macdonald: Nothing Special (2022)
In his final comedy special, Norm Macdonald ponders casinos, cannibalism, living wills and why you have to be ready for whatever life throws your way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe King of Comedy (1982)
Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisChoose Me (1984)
Several lost-soul night-owls, including a nightclub owner, a talk radio relationship counselor, and an itinerant stranger have encounters that expose their contradictions and anxieties about love and acceptance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUHF (1989)
The eccentric new manager of a UHF television channel tries to save the station from financial ruin with an odd array of programming.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Luckiest Man in America (2025)
1984; Michael Larson, an unemployed ice-cream truck driver from Ohio, steps onto the game show "Press Your Luck" harboring a secret: the key to endless amounts of money. But his winning streak is threatened when the executives in the control room start to uncover his real motivations.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004)
While Ron Burgundy's rivalry with Veronica Corningstone escalates quickly, a group of unprofessional thieves better known as 'The Alarm Clock' try to make the truth known, whatever that may mean...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTalk Radio (1988)
A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBetween Two Ferns: The Movie (2019)
Galifianakis dreamed of becoming a star. But when Will Ferrell discovered his public access TV show, 'Between Two Ferns' and uploaded it to Funny or Die, Zach became a viral laughing stock. Now Zach and his crew are taking a road trip to complete a series of high-profile celebrity interviews and restore his reputation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Gong, But Not Forgotten: The Original Johnny Blaze Story?
The closest matches to Gong, But Not Forgotten: The Original Johnny Blaze Story are Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018), The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996) and Mr. Saturday Night (1992). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Gong, But Not Forgotten: The Original Johnny Blaze Story?
Start with Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018), the closest match to Gong, But Not Forgotten: The Original Johnny Blaze Story.
What is the highest-rated movie like Gong, But Not Forgotten: The Original Johnny Blaze Story?
Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018), rated 8.0/10 by 628 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Gong, But Not Forgotten: The Original Johnny Blaze Story?
The Luckiest Man in America (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Gong, But Not Forgotten: The Original Johnny Blaze Story?
Yes: Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018), The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996) and Mr. Saturday Night (1992).
How are movies similar to Gong, But Not Forgotten: The Original Johnny Blaze Story chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Gong, But Not Forgotten: The Original Johnny Blaze Story, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.